By Ray Hill Edna Flannery Kelly spent 20 years in the U. S. House of Representatives, where she represented Brooklyn. Mrs. Kelly was the first woman to be elected to Congress from New York City and ma...
10.19.2026 Knoxfocus.com
Maria Padian is a novelist and freelance writer who lives in Brunswick. She has previously worked as a news reporter and a congressional press secretary. Something surprised me this month as I’ve been...
10.17.2026 Sunjournal.com and 2 sites
Derek Dawes, who works as both a firefighter and a mechanic, talks about an old ambulance that's set up with tools to work on the district's trucks at Central Maine Highlands Fire & EMS District 1 sta...
10.16.2026 Sunjournal.com and 2 sites
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 Bill Green is a retir...
10.19.2026 Bangordailynews.comWhen Margaret Chase Smith challenged Joseph McCarthy, speaking carried a cost. Silence offered her colleagues protection—while the harm continued. In this episode of “This Matters, ” Bill Britt examines Smith’s stand against a member of her own party and how it reveals the difference between holding office and accepting the responsibility that comes with it. Because voters decide whether courage is rewarded—or silence is enough. Subscribe to “This Matters with Bill Britt” on YouTube, Spotify, Ap...
10.15.2026 Alreporter.com