Things I learned in 2010: • Sometimes, it’s better to be in Maine during the winter — like when relatives in the South get more snow than we do. • Logic and facts don’t work as well as scare tactics and sound bites when trying to win an election. (Actually, this is a reaffirmation of […]
2011
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor, Jan. 6, 2011Dirigo insurance shouldn’t be ended
As the Christmas season ends and the new year begins, I am deeply grateful for many things, not least the early diagnosis and excellent treatment I received for breast cancer in 2010. I’m thankful for my employer-provided insurance — Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, through DirigoChoice. Dirigo’s excellent preventative care and prescription coverage, plus hospital and […]
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Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Airport security will not turn Americans into sheep
The TSA’s new procedures are designed to keep us safe, so whining about them is unjustified.
Posted inUncategorized
Ventures into past dominate list of films to watch out for
My son has only one question regarding 2011 and its movies: Are those machine guns the Green Hornet has on the hood of his vehicle available for purchase without a permit? You try to raise these kids right, and then everything in popular culture conspires to turn them into weapons fetishists. Oh, well. I hope […]
Posted inNews
Baldacci pardons Cambodian for OUI crash that killed sister
Touch Rin Svay was home on leave from the Marines in 2001 when he lost control of the car he was driving and crashed, killing his 19-year-old sister.
Posted inClose to Home
Juliana L’Heureux: Denis Ledoux records Franco-American heritage
Franco-Americans are often surprised by how easy it is to create a family genealogy. Denis Ledoux is a writer from Lisbon Falls who was amazed by how easy it was to fill in the roughly 6,000 names on his Franco-American family tree. He is writing a book about his ancestors. Ledoux’s genealogy research began in […]
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Baldacci awards $100K to storm-damaged counties
The money will be shared by Washington, Aroostook, Penobscot and Piscataquis counties.
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
Deering names Sutton new baseball coach
PORTLAND—The powerhouse Deering baseball program has a new coach. Mark Sutton, a one-time University of Maine standout and Texas Rangers farmhand, most recently a Rams’ assistant under Mike Coutts, will replace Coutts, who is now the coach at Scarborough High. Sutton is eager to take on the challenge and feels his familiarity with the program […]
Posted inThe Forecaster
King, Favreau lead Brunswick council
BRUNSWICK — The Town Council on Monday unanimously re-elected At-Large Councilor Joanne King as chairwoman. Councilors also elected District 5 Councilor Gerald Favreau as vice chairman. He replaces At-Large Councilor Deborah Atwood. Councilors David Watson, Benjamin Tucker and Margo Knight, who represent districts 1, 2 and 6, respectively, were sworn in on Monday. All three […]