Letter
April 2019
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Automatic voter registration would help serve those who serve us
A proposal before the Legislature would keep troops’ voting records updated as they move on short notice.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Assisted-suicide legislation sends the wrong message to Maine patients
Instead of implicitly encouraging the vulnerable to think of themselves as a burden, the state should improve end-of-life care.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
George Smith: Expand ranked-choice voting
Ranked-choice voting can help take some of the nastiness out of our political system.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Poetic justice for a rhino poacher is nothing to feel good about
The story wasn’t subtle: A poacher attempting to hunt endangered rhinoceroses in South Africa’s Kruger National Park last week was instead trampled to death by an elephant and eaten by a pride of lions. Rangers alerted by his companions sought to recover his body and eventually found a skull and a pair of pants. It […]
Posted inCommunity
Six volunteer Scouting leaders earn Silver Beaver Awards
Honorees included George “Butch” Dawbin, Dr. Jeffrey B. Doss, Steven T. Lunn, Scott A. Martin, Julie McKenney and Ryan Poulin.
Posted inNation & World, Sports
Magic Johnson abruptly resigns as Lakers’ president
Magic Johnson steps down from his job with the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.
Posted inNews, Politics
Committee advances bill to require MaineCare coverage for abortion services
But the party-line vote on the bill, which also would require private insurers to cover abortion costs, will likely spark a fierce debate on the House and Senate floor.
Posted inNation & World
Border chaos forces truckers to wait hours, sometimes days
The backups began after the Trump administration reassigned inspectors from border crossings to other areas.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
York County paid $30,000 to settle sex assault lawsuit filed by former inmate
Former corrections officer Jonathan Carpenter was sentenced to 5 years for assaulting the woman at the York County Jail in 2016.