Real Mainers…

“… have been to the St. John Valley.”

Roxanne Saucier, Weekly editor

“… always back in.”

Ardeana Hamlin, BDN By Hand columnist and reporter

“… know that no powah line is safe to touch. Evah.”

Emily Burnham, BDN music columnist and reporter

“… know that functional IS attractive.”

John Holyoke, BDN outdoor columnist

“… know that a five-course meal consists of beans, hot dogs, brown bread, coffee and pie.”

Toni-Lynn Robbins, BDN reporter

“… don’t yield.”

George Danby, BDN cartoonist

“… know that blaze orange is the new black.”

Kristen “Shopgirl” Andresen, BDN columnist and reporter

“… clear the snow off their car by going 80 miles per hour on the Interstate.”

Jeff Strout, BDN city editor and outdoor columnist