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Opinion: Let’s help Maine’s Death with Dignity Act live up to its name

by Cynthia Cushing April 9, 2025April 8, 2025

An amendment to lift the mandatory waiting period would reduce the risk of prolonged suffering in pursuit of end-of-life care.

Letters

Letter: Sen. Collins needs to speak out

April 9, 2025April 8, 2025

I am furious with Sen. Susan Collins. OK, I’m a Democrat, but still. When will she stand up to harshly criticize the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s DOGE? When will Sen. Collins: • denounce the flagrant attacks on free speech; • denounce the erasure of American history for petty and wrong reasons. (Were the Iwo […]

Letters

Letter: Trump has Mainers on the road to ruin

April 9, 2025April 8, 2025

As a concerned Mainer, frightened by the actions of our new president, I believe that the unprecedented and unhinged plans that Donald Trump has undertaken since January will destroy our government and cause extreme hardship for our citizens. Appointing Elon Musk, and so many others who are supremely unqualified for their positions, and eliminating crucial […]

Maine, News

Mainers could see higher taxes if US cuts local bond exemptions

by Gillian Graham April 9, 2025April 9, 2025

Officials say removing the exemptions to reduce federal spending would dramatically increase the cost of borrowing money, raising the cost of projects and the burden on taxpayers.

Advertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills

Hearing on Agnes Gray closure set for May 5

by Nicole Carter April 9, 2025April 9, 2025

As part of the process for Maine School Administrative District to permanently close Agnes Gray Elementary School in West Paris, the town will need to decide whether to fund and operate it at its own expense.