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Maine doesn’t need additional gun control Contributed • April 20, 2021 By V. Paul Reynolds Maine hunters of every stripe — who pay little or no attention to the Biden-era efforts to erode Second Amendment gun rights — do so at the peril of their hunting heritage. By V. Paul Reynolds Maine hunters of every stripe — who pay little or no attention to the Biden-era efforts to erode Second Amendment gun rights — do so at the peril of their hunting heritage. In a recent address to...

Hot Dog Heaven can be found on a frozen Maine lake Contributed • March 2, 2021 By V. Paul Reynolds My late father, desperate for work during the Great Depression, toiled in a hot dog factory. By V. Paul Reynolds My late father, desperate for work during the Great Depression, toiled in a hot dog factory. He would never eat a hot dog. “You wouldn’t either,” he said, “if you knew what they were made of.”  Things, including the  Great American Hot Dog, do evolve, I guess. A mo...

Maine moose lottery application process is open Contributed • February 23, 2021 By V. Paul Reynolds In the annals of North American big game hunting, nothing, in my opinion, – not even a Rocky Mountain Colorado elk hunt – eclipses a Maine  moose hunt in the North Woods. By V. Paul Reynolds In the annals of North American big game hunting, nothing, in my opinion, – not even a Rocky Mountain Colorado elk hunt – eclipses a Maine  moose hunt in the North Woods. Having done both,...

Wallingford’s ‘everyday things’ are the grist of this new author’s book Wallingford’s ‘everyday things’ are the grist of this new author’s book Poet Robert Claps, of East Hampton, visits Simpson Court businesses Friday in Wallingford. Claps first book, a collection of poems titled “Casting,” is available for pre-order on Amazon.com. Claps spent nearly 30 years in Wallingford.Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Advertisement Poet Robert Claps, of East ...

Operator Greetings and welcome to the YETI Holdings 4th Quarter 2020 earnings conference call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to your host, Tom Shaw, Vice President of Investor Relations. Tom Shaw -- Vice President, Investor Relations Good morning everyone and thanks for joining us to discuss YETI Holdings 4th Quarter and Full Year 2020 results. Before we begin, we would like to remind you that some of the ...

The Jet Ski debate rages on in Maine Contributed • February 1, 2021 By V. Paul Reynolds Jet Skis – officially called PWCs or Personal Watercraft – are regarded much like Washington politicians, or a serving of Brussels sprouts: people either love ‘em or hate ‘em. By V. Paul Reynolds Jet Skis – officially called PWCs or Personal Watercraft – are regarded much like Washington politicians, or a serving of Brussels sprouts: people either love ‘em or hate ‘em. In Maine the ...

Legendary Maine bucks defined by antlers Contributed • December 28, 2020 By V. Paul Reynolds Maine has long been famous for its “monster” whitetail bucks. Of course, the most fabled of these is the 1955 Horace Hinckley buck, a big-toed bruiser that field-dressed at a jaw-dropping 355 lbs! No other buck has since come close to this famous buck,when it comes to sheer weight. But weight is not the only yardstick that determines that a buck is worthy of special attention – antlers a...