Slave descendants take a fight to protect their Georgia island homes to voters
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Voters in a coastal Georgia county will decide Tuesday whether large homes should be allowed on remote Sapelo Island, where Black landowners fear the change could saddle them with unaffordable property taxes in one of…
US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according…
Planned Parenthood showed resilience, care in face of Trump attacks
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Nicole Clegg is president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of…
Her well-rounded game powers a surging midcoast basketball team
By her own admission, Camden Hills Regional High School of Rockport girls basketball guard Thea Laukka isn’t shooting the ball as well as she would like this season. But she is certainly doing a bunch of other things well in leading the…
This story was originally published in January 2023. After Stephen Dunn. This time of year, I love cold still nights when temperatures plummet to single digits. I love sitting by the woodstove and pulling old tip-ups from pack baskets. I…
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com Although I do not live in Bangor, I am writing to express my strong disappointment with the Bangor legislators who…
Letter: Trump has no rationale to take over Greenland
Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com The United States already has strong treaties allowing basing of troops in Greenland and the island and Denmark are…