Michael Dowd

Director of Print Operations at the Bangor Daily News. I work with smart, caring people devoted to informing you about Maine, the nation, the world.

[Michael Dowd @mikedowdbdn]

@KevinCManahan Count me in. Rog and Duke owe me $50 million so you can get my share from them. Buzzy should be available as hitting and strength coach. Skip can handle pitchers. You manage and I’ll GM.

[Michael Dowd @mikedowdbdn]

@KevinCManahan The last time HC won you and I had hair and were bunking in Lehy and Hanselman. I believe we celebrated at the No Name and the Black Rose. Neil Wheelright, RIP, had his career highlight that day in ‘78 at Chestnut Hill. No. 1 for me, @KevinCManahan

[Michael Dowd @mikedowdbdn]

I took a girlfriend to see it. Halfway through she asked me to leave. I said we should finish it to give it a chance. She reluctantly agreed. We broke up soon after. She was right.

[Megan Abbott @meganeabbott]

Here to report that RAGING BULL is still the greatest movie of all time.
https://t.co/35cuGDYa20

[Michael Dowd @mikedowdbdn]

If his dad could catch the ball as well as he does the #Patriots would have another Lombardi trophy.

[Doug Kyed @DougKyed]

Asante Samuel is on pace for eight interceptions tonight.

[Michael Dowd @mikedowdbdn]

A Maine journalism professor is the only one I’ve seen bring up this precedent. ESPN should be ashamed.

[Michael Socolow @MichaelSocolow]

"There is simply no precedent for this"
-Joe Buck

There is: The 1971 Chuck Hughes Game.
They *clearly* made the wrong call in 1971 to continue the game.
The knew Hughes had passed but kept it secret from everyone.
Yet it's all anybody remembers about the game.

[MC Bets @MCbets__]

Share this video instead of the play

This is the man and family were all praying for 🙏🏻

[Julian Edelman @Edelman11]

Some things are bigger than the game. Praying for Damar and his family. 🙏

[Michael Dowd @mikedowdbdn]

Not one human being will fault the NFL for calling off the game tonight. If the league forces the teams to continue play, there will be hell to pay.

[Damien Harris @DHx34]

Prayers up.. 🙏🏽

[scottzolak 🏈 @scottzolak]

Cant play. No way

[Andrew Brandt @AndrewBrandt]

I would expect a bunch of teammates want to go to the hospital, not be at that game. Let them go there. #Bills

[Michael Socolow @MichaelSocolow]

1971 - Lions-Bears in Detroit: The Chuck Hughes Game.
Scarred everyone involved, all the players, the fans, and they didn't give the news until 50 minutes after they completed the game.
They gave Hughes CPR on the field.
All praying this outcome different.
https://t.co/wiKHlQI8CH

[Michael Dowd @mikedowdbdn]

Woody Guthrie, Josephine Baker, Sam Cooke, Bob Dylan, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; Joan Baez, George Harrison, John Lennon, U2…

[Michael Dowd @mikedowdbdn]

Was walking in my neighborhood and noticed a kid, maybe 12, in his driveway tossing a football up and catching it. I paused and said, “I’m open,” then creaked into a trot. He threw a nice spiral which I bobbled but caught. We played catch for a few minutes. Made my day.

[Michael Dowd @mikedowdbdn]

“The house that you live in will never fall down if you pity the stranger that stands at the gate.” — Gordon Lightfoot

[Michael Dowd @mikedowdbdn]

@sgary4 @KevinCManahan Scoop, I caught it and immediately had two thoughts: 1. Does he have any idea how often I’ve blessed and cursed him for helping set me (and Geebs) on this career path; 2: I wonder if he can still hit the high notes of “Roxanne.”

[Michael Dowd @mikedowdbdn]

Tim made the BDN a better paper during his time with us. I’ll always be grateful for having known and worked with him.

[Eric Russell @PPHEricRussell]

Tim had such a wealth of knowledge about so many things and was an unflappable editor. More than that, though, he was just an uncommonly decent man. Sad day for us @PressHerald and for Maine journalism.

https://t.co/5q5hmiNK9r

[Michael Dowd @mikedowdbdn]

This afternoon I braked suddenly for a mother duck and six ducklings crossing Route 2 in Hermon. Van behind me went onto the dirt shoulder and passed me on the right doing around 50, leaving me shaking my head at how close I came to dying for ducks.

[Michael Dowd @mikedowdbdn]

Hey, @KevinCManahan, did your dog get loose?