All posts by Sarah Cottrell
Celebrate spring with Free Cone Day at Dairy Queen
Monday, March 20th is #FreeConeDay, which is the third annual charity fundraising event held by Dairy Queen across the country.
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Here are the Mainers who will suffer from Trump’s Meals on Wheels cut
President Donald Trump’s budget calls for the elimination of this program that feeds 2.4 million older Americans. Here’s a recent look at how it works in Maine by BDN reporter, Meg Haskell. In the article, Haskell notes how Meals on Wheels began and how it is currently funded. “Federal funding for Meals on Wheels was established […]
5 reality TV stars from Maine who we loved
Back in 2012, BDN staff writer Emily Burnham created a dizzying list of famous faces in Maine that included actors, producers, politicians, musicians, moguls, writers, artists and, yes, reality TV stars, which at the time had four famous names listed. Today, we get to add another name to that list with the breaking news that Zachary […]
The BDN wants to hear your questions about romance and divorce
Here’s what people are saying about Paul LePage and John Lewis
In a radio address on Tuesday night, governor Paul LePage told WVOM, “I will just say this: John Lewis ought to look at history. It was Abraham Lincoln who freed the slaves, it was Rutherford B. Hayes and Ulysses S. Grant who fought against Jim Crow laws. A simple thank you would suffice.” Twitter users […]
LePage weighs in on Twitter over Linda Bean controversy
The controversy over President-elect Trump giving support to Linda Bean had some fresh gas thrown on the fire Thursday as Gov. Paul LePage blasted progressives for boycotting L.L. Bean products. Here is the tweet from LePage. It's reprehensible how progressives bullied @LindaLBeanMaine. Mainers & customers around globe cont. support of L.L. Bean! #mepolitics#MAGA — Paul R. […]
What people are saying about the Trump tweet in support of Linda Bean
Thank you to Linda Bean of L.L.Bean for your great support and courage. People will support you even more now. Buy L.L.Bean. @LBPerfectMaine — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2017 LL Bean is currently trending on Twitter because of a social media fight being played out over LL Bean heiress and board member, Linda Bean, […]