Debate over the nurse-to-patient ratio bill under consideration in Augusta has shed a stark light on how dismal it is to work at the bedside. Although a fix is desperately needed, L.D. 1639 is too blunt an instrument.
2023
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Commentary: One year since Dobbs, and we won’t go back. Maine is moving forward.
It’s important that Maine lawmakers pass bills that would expand access to abortion, remove cost-sharing barriers to care, protect providers from malpractice penalties and prohibit local restrictions.
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Douglas Rooks: Democrats AWOL as Republicans take charge of tax policy
Take your favorite program for school nutrition, wellness checks, PFAS water tests, then ask: Would you rather pave a road instead?
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June 22, 1968: Restraining order issued against unionists at Sidney quarry plant, Wiscasset atomic plant site plans revealed, and LBJ to sign 10 percent tax hike
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Obituary: Mary Theresa (Ackroyd)
BIDDEFORD – Mary Theresa (Ackroyd) Davis, 94, formerly of Pittsfield, passed away on June 18, 2023. She was born in Newark, …
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Obituary: David R. Crowell
WATERVILLE – David R. Crowell, 64, passed away June 8, 2023.
Born in Waterville on March 25, 1959, the loving son …
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Obituary: Arthur J. “Ben” Haug
WATERVILLE – Arthur J. “Ben” Haug, a resident of Punta Gorda, Fla., passed away Oct. 24, 2022, at the age of …
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Obituary: Stephen John Plummer
WEEKS MILLS – Stephen John Plummer, 80, of Weeks Mills died Sunday, June 18, 2023 at Inland Hospital in Waterville after …
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Death Notice: Mary Theresa (Ackroyd)
Davis, Mary Theresa (Ackroyd) 94, formerly of Pittsfield, June 18, in Biddeford. Visit 4-6 p.m., Aug. 3, Shorey-Nichols Funeral Home. Mass …
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Death Notice: David R. Crowell
Crowell, David R. 64, of Waterville, June 8. Celebration 3 p.m., July 9, at 305 Burrill Hill Rd., Norridgewock. …