PITTSFIELD — Sebasticook Valley Health recently announced that Dr. Robert J. Schlager has joined the organization as its chief medical officer. Schlager joined the medical staff at the Pittsfield hospital earlier this month.
July 2012
Posted inOpinion
MAINE COMPASS: Delays threaten start of natural gas service to Augusta area
On June 19, the Maine Bureau of General Services announced it had selected Maine Natural Gas to supply natural gas to Augusta and the Kennebec Valley region.
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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Roberts ‘held his nose’ on Obamacare vote
When I served on Maine’s District Court, a superior court judge suggested I “hold my nose” occasionally when imposing sentences, replacing firmness with lenience. The public’s perception of the court would, thereby, gain evenhandedness. Recall of that suggestion put me to wondering if Chief Justice John Roberts held his nose when he broke with other […]
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Democrats to nominate DA candidate; Kelley, Maloney vie for Fowle’s post
AUGUSTA — Democratic committee members who live in Kennebec and Somerset counties will meet Sunday to nominate a candidate for district attorney and settle a months-long dispute over who would be the party’s pick to succeed Evert Fowle.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
This Republican says health care law sensible
Who do the opponents of the Affordable Care Act think pays for the uninsured? We do. Why so expensive? Because we are paying for the uninsured through higher premiums and exorbitant drug/care costs at hospitals and doctors offices and outrageous CEO salaries/compensation packages that don’t make sense. See what pops up when doing an Internet […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Acadia Wind Ensemble performance wonderful
We had the pleasure of attending the annual presentation of the Acadia Wind Ensemble at the Messalonskee Performing Arts Center in Oakland on June 29. This talented group, conducted by Anthony Maiello from George Mason University, consists of about 70 Maine musicians who volunteer to perform. The program was wonderful, with Maiello previewing each piece […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: March of microbes ringing alarm bells
One of the great medical advances of the last century, the invention of antibiotics, is at risk of being lost. Increasingly, microbes are becoming untreatable.
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WORTH THE TRIP — JOHN CHRISTIE: Muscongus Sound is a paddler’s delight
If you’re looking for a coastal paddle that will combine just about everything you’d want out of a day on the water, put Muscongus Sound in the midcoast on your must-do list for this summer.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Collins not representing Maine people, Americans
Sen. Susan Collins has done three things within the last year that I believe shows that she does not represent Maine people or Americans. * She voted for provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2012 that would allow the military to detain any American anywhere in the world indefinitely without legal […]
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Separate but equal doesn’t work, even in marriage
I was offended by Samual Foster’s letter printed in the July 1 newspaper, “Use a word different from marriage for gay couples.” To refer to homosexuals and lesbians as a “sub-species,” I feel, is insulting. Humans are humans. Period. As for using a different word to describe the legal joining of anyone other than heterosexual, […]