DEXTER — St. Anne Church, 59 Free St., will hold a prayer service and adoration from 7 to 9 tonight.
September 2013
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
VIEW FROM AWAY: Let nurse practitioners work without supervision
Whatever its flaws, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has sparked innovation across the U.S.’s sclerotic health-care system. An especially welcome example is the push to expand the role of nurse practitioners in primary care.
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Posted inOpinion
M.D. HARMON: Not even Obamas can be blamed for sending their girls to private school
If you send your children to private schools, are you a bad person? That was the provocative point of an article in the online magazine Slate last week, and it’s been kicking up dust ever since.
Posted inOpinion
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: What does Obama hope to gain with ‘shot across the bow’ in Syria?
We have a problem. The president proposes attacking Syria, and his top military officer cannot tell you the objective. Does the commander in chief know his own objective? Why, yes. “A shot across the bow,” explained Barack Obama.
Posted inCommunity
Alfond Youth Centerto hold charity ball
WATERVILLE — The Alfond Youth Center will hold its 11th annual Alfond Youth Charity Ball from 7 to 11:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at the Center.
Posted inCommunity
Western Maine Audubon program set
FARMINGTON — The Western Maine Audobon will feature the program “Investigating Unusual Wildlife Occurrences” at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Room C 23, Roberts Learning Center, University of Maine at Farmington.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
US should help negotiate settlement in Syria
I will be the first person to admit I don’t know all the background and issues associated with the Syrian conflict. It’s clear to me, however, that the recent deaths of hundreds of civilians by poison gas is a totally unacceptable escalation.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Doing what is right is in America’s best interest
Just think how many American lives could have been saved and how much money our country could have saved if instead of going to war against Adolf Hitler for his attempts to eliminate Jews and other “undesirables,” we just sat on the sidelines and watched.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Legislature should pass uninsured motorist law
Solutions to the problem of uninsured motorists have been proposed in the past. A while ago, an insurance agent told me that a bill to remedy the problem was turned down by our Legislature.
