Midcoast Senior College announces four presentations in a “summer wisdom” series, slated for 1-2 p.m. on Tuesdays, May 16 through June 6. The first two session will focus on “Death with Dignity Law: Medical, Legal and Ethical Considerations,” a two-part series with Jon Oxman and Ned Claxton. On May 16 and 23, Oxman and Claxton […]
Midcoast Senior College invites you to explore our Summer Wisdom 2023 through a series of four presentations. All sessions will be held at Curtis Memorial Library’s Morrell Meeting Room in Brunswick on four consecutive Tuesdays from 1 to 2 p.m.
DUMMERSTON—Everything connected to Linda Dierkes’ death was planned. As the pain increased and became less and less bearable, she took advantage of Vermont’s Death with Dignity Law after being diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. An incredibly brave thing to do. Linda called it her “liftoff.” She .
July 14, 2021
With the near completion of withdrawal of Nato troops from Afghanistan and the prospects of a civil war looming again over the unfortunate land, yet another refugee crisis seems imminent.
If this happens, Pakistan will face the biggest brunt of it as before. The federal interior minister has made a statement that Pakistan will not open up its borders to Afghan refugees and, even if it has to, due to the deterioration in the situation, the refugees will be kept confined to settlements around the border with strict control and monitoring. Here it is important to examine both these claims for their legality and practicality.
July 3, 2021
The Elections (Second Amendment) Bill 2021 recently sailed through the National Assembly without any debate even though it changed two crucial provisions of the Elections Act, 2017 dealing with the right to vote to overseas Pakistanis and the introduction of electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Despite voting through paper ballot being the gold standard for democracies across the globe, the government is bent on introducing EVMs which it deems to be the panacea for all ills in our electoral system. Numerous lawyers and members of the opposition have raised serious questions on the haste with which the bill has been adopted as well as the wisdom for adopting electronic voting. If passed by the Senate in the same haste, this would radically alter the voting mechanism potentially putting a question mark over the democratic legitimacy of the amendments and, more importantly, damage the integrity of the election process.