This graduation season, I have addressed a total of 700 graduates from our city’s four high schools: Portland, Deering, Casco Bay and the Portland Arts and Technology. I also have spoken at the Portland Adult Education ceremony, congratulating the nearly 200 PAE graduates who either attained their high school diplomas or passed a high school […]
2015
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Posted inCoastal Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Letter: Criticism of Beem is off the mark
I must strongly disagree with Walter Eno’s assessment of Edgar Allen Beem’s column regarding assisted suicide. I completely agree with Beem’s comment, as quoted by Mr. Eno: “… I am frankly sick and tired of the Catholic Church and religious conservatives trying to force their beliefs on society as a whole.” But Eno puts words […]
Posted inCoastal Journal, Forecaster Opinion, The Forecaster
Letter: Another vote for ranked-choice voting
I agree with Andy Jones’ letter: we need to be able to vote for the person we think is the best candidate, without calculating whether that will be “throwing away our vote.” Ranked-choice voting takes into account our second choice, reducing the feeling that voting is no better than a game of chance, stacked against […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Letter: Blame Payson family, not Cumberland land trust
As the Payson property continues its transformation from a sleepy private estate to a property with substantial new houses and public water access for area residents, it is important to remember that this transformation was put into action in largest part by the Payson family members who not only retained the right to develop 10 […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Letter: Money seemingly is no object in Portland
The Portland City Council must spend all their time thinking up ways to spend money: two-way traffic on High and State streets, moving the Public Services Department, and on and on it goes – not to mention all the money the city gives away to developers and the boo-boos that have been made in their […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion, Northern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Letter: Falmouth Lions thank community for support
The Falmouth Lions would like to thank the generous community for making our recent auction a success. For the fourth year in a row we have generated over $20,000 for various charitable uses. We also thank Falmouth Public Works, Falmouth Boy Scouts and other friends whom we could not have done without. Anthony HayesFalmouth
Posted inForecaster Opinion, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Letter: Don't blame drivers for Portland's unsafe streets
Your recent story on the feasibility of converting State and High streets in Portland to two-way traffic was right on target, but left out a few salient things. Supporters claim that “high speeds” are the norm, speeding is causing accidents, and demon drivers are hitting pedestrians and bicyclists willy-nilly. All of that is wrong. The […]
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U.S. archbishop resigns after archdiocese charged with cover-up
The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is accused of having ‘turned a blind eye’ to the behavior of a priest who was later convicted of molesting two boys.
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Girls Lacrosse: Freeport trumps Winslow easily, comes back against Morse
Julia Dearden hashed five goals to marshal the Falcons past visiting Winslow 17-7 in the teams’ quarterfinal matchup on Wednesday. Freeport then moved on to face top-seeded Morse in Saturday’s semifinal. The Shipbuilders thoroughly tested the Falcons’ mettle, but Freeport proved equal to the challenge in the end. Lily Johnston’s four-goal performance led the team […]