By Richard Jagels, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed In a recent Bangor Daily News column, Steven Biel and Lance Dutson dub Hillary Clinton’s statement about putting coal miners out of work as “a dumb thing to say,” or a “gaffe.” Apparently presidential candidates are required to shy away from the truth. Coal Read More
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Why This Week’s National Monument Hearing is a Sham
By The BDN Editorial Board Bangor Daily News editorial A congressional field hearing that will be held in East Millinocket this week is billed as a more fair chance for local residents to be heard by national leaders about the prospects of a national monument in the Katahdin region. It won’t be. Unlike a public Read More
Pride and Preservation: Monument Proposal Improved with Local Input
By The BDN Editorial Board Bangor Daily News editorial There’s been much written about what National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis and Sen. Angus King heard during their meetings this week with Maine people about a proposed national monument near Patten. Less attention has been focused on what Jarvis, the highest ranking official within the Read More
In the Katahdin Region, Let’s Accept and Shape the Changes, Not Fight Them
By Richard H. Schmidt III, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed Like the Katahdin region, the proposal to create a national park has changed a lot in the last few years and with it, people’s opinions, including mine. I graduated from Katahdin High School, attended college in Presque Isle, and now I am Read More
Sen. King Not Ruling Out Support for National Monument
by The Associated Press A proposal for a national monument in northern Maine on donated property and an endowment totaling $40 million is “absolutely unprecedented” and could fill a niche in the nation’s park system, National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis said Monday. Jarvis returned to the state to listen to Mainers’ concerns about the Read More
Maine Can Offer a North Woods Experience as Magnificent as the Grand Tetons
By Terry Tempest Williams, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed Let us imagine a monumental celebration on Aug. 25. Let us imagine President Barack Obama establishing the Maine Woods National Monument in full view of Mount Katahdin and the shimmering waters that flow from the headwaters of the Penobscot River, home to the Read More
North Woods Park Plan Offers Economic Benefits Both Near and Far
Our U.S. senators should recognize the possibilities offered by the marketing of the National Park Service. By Daniel Kleban, co-founder and co-owner of Maine Beer Co. in Freeport Portland Press Herald op-ed FREEPORT — A private family foundation is willing to donate to the American people nearly 88,000 acres of beautiful, pristine and historically important Read More
National Park Service Director to Hold Statewide Hearing in Orono on Proposed National Monument
by Christine Parrish Free Press news story National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis will visit Maine on Monday, May 16, to hold a statewide public hearing to address public thoughts, questions and concerns about a proposal to establish a North Woods National Monument east of Baxter State Park, according to a spokesman for Senator Angus Read More
National Monument Proposal a Historic Opportunity for Katahdin Region, Chamber President Says
It would be the first step toward the creation of a national park as well as desperately needed jobs. by Gail Fanjoy, president of the Katahdin Area Chamber of Commerce in Millinocket Portland Press Herald op-ed MILLINOCKET — Many residents and organizations in the Katahdin region support a proposed national monument east of Baxter State Read More
