2nd Annual Common Sense Fair: A Gathering of Freedom and Unity

DavesPaper.com | by Calvin Audibert | September 18, 2023 DP News Summary Talking Points: DP Update: DavesPaper.com inadvertently reported that homeschoolers could attend the Common Sense Fair at no cost. All attendees must purchase tickets to attend. Bowdoin, Maine – The anticipation is building as the date approaches for the much-anticipated 2nd Annual Common Sense […]

Maine House votes to ensure teens can receive gender-affirming health care

AP Wire| by DP News Staff | June 26, 2023 AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine House voted Monday in favor of a bill to ensure 16- and 17-year-olds can receive gender-affirming hormone therapy without parental consent if certain conditions are met. The bill, approved 73-60, allows those teens to undergo treatment without parental consent […]

Maine lawmakers support mandating MaineCare pay for gender-affirming care

AP News| DP News Staff | June 20, 2023 AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Both chambers of the Maine Legislature approved a bill requiring MaineCare to cover gender-affirming care, a policy that’s already in practice but is not required by law. The Senate voted 23-10 on Tuesday to advance the proposal. The House approved the bill […]

Former Maine gubernatorial candidate reports to jail

WMTW 8 | by Adam Bartow | June 1, 2023 Eliot Cutler will serve a nine month sentence ELLSWORTH, Maine — Former Maine gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler reported to jail Thursday morning to start serving a 9-month sentence. He pleaded guilty in May to all four felony counts against him for possession of sexually explicit materials showing […]

More Drama Outside Than Inside At Waterville Drag

DavesPaper.com | by Calvin Audibert | June 4, 2023 The drama surrounding a drag queen story hour in Waterville, Maine on Saturday was not confined to the children’s bookstore. Instead, it spilled over onto Main Street, where supporters and protesters clashed in a battle of rhetoric on either side of the street. Ellen Richmond, owner […]