UMF Visiting Writers Series presents authors Kathryn Davis and Ann Joslin Williams

College sports bill inches ahead in the Senate even as Congress punts other issues

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has struggled to pass major legislation this year, putting off debates on annual spending, defense, cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence. But in its final weeks in session as the midterm elections approach, the Senate can agree on doing one thing — addressing college sports. The Senate voted twice this week to move […]

Trump pushes his $5,000 'dividend' pledge if GOP wins midterms. Republican candidates, not as much

President Donald Trump came to battleground North Carolina doubling down on a tantalizing and implausible midterm promise. “If we win,” he said, “we’re going to get you $5,000. So that’s it. Very simple.” The Republican candidates who spoke at the rally had nothing to say about it. Their silence reflects a broader pattern. About a […]

Letter: It’s time for Susan Collins to retire

“The president’s poor handling of the economy has cost every Maine household about $5,000 so far and with no end in sight.”

Letter: More MaineCare oversight needed

“As a senior citizen living in Maine who is facing the ever-increasing cost of living, our government in Augusta should not be frivolous with our hard-earned tax dollars.”

Thousands of Canadians want Maine to reopen a 1970 Aroostook death case

Now, nearly 3,000 Nova Scotians are petitioning Maine officials to re-open an investigation into the deaths of three teens from Cape Breton Island.