My 16-year-old granddaughter was adopted at the age of 21 months from Romania. My daughter rescued her from an orphanage crib and a bleak future of poverty and despair. Because her biological parents were Roma (or Gypsies), she has a brown complexion similar to that of Muslims and Latinos. Today she is a happy, typical […]
August 2016
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Letter to the editor: Downeaster service can be expanded without spending millions of dollars
I write regarding “Downeaster to boost Brunswick service by building new track” (Aug. 17). Plans to spend another nearly $10 million on the Portland North Downeaster extension, on top of the nearly $60 million spent to date, are a monumental waste of taxpayer money. Why? Because the proposed siding is wholly unnecessary. If you read […]
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Letter to the editor: Loving Italian mother gives prescription for living
Gina Barreca’s Aug. 20 column, “My destiny: Making sauce, chasing chickens around the yard,” perfectly describes how we are quietly drawn to what we have learned growing up, no matter what we may accomplish professionally. Like Gina’s, my mother’s Italian family provided a strong and loving prescription for living. This time of year, no matter […]
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Letter to the editor: Collins, King should publicly oppose trade deal
President Obama recently put Congress on notice that he will send the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement to Congress for approval after the November election. The TPP is a massive deal that incorporates 40 percent of the global economy, was negotiated behind closed doors by roughly 600 corporate advisers, while Congress and the public were locked […]
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Maine Voices: State’s warming waters create both reasons to change and opportunities
The success of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative shows we can be green and create good jobs.
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Commentary: Anti-government state leaders undercut services to constituents, Alfond says
Reflexively saying ‘no’ to every opportunity for investment will not put our state on a path to success.
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Kathleen Parker: New campaign manager could give Trump change we can believe in
If Kellyanne Conway can get her candidate to focus on Clinton’s dishonesty, it just might work.
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BIW receives contract modification
BATH On Thursday, the U.S. Navy announced a contract modification of $18,289,531 to Bath Iron Works. “This contract modification will provide funding we had anticipated receiving for future work. It allows us to continue to support the Navy’s LCS program with planning yard services,” said Matt Wickenheiser, manager of communications and public relations at BIW. […]
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MEET CHARLIE JORDAN
FREEPORT Firefighting isn’t just a job. It’s a lifestyle, and for Freeport’s new Fire Chief Charlie Jordan, it’s all-consuming. As a young child growing up in Camden, he was fascinated with the fire service and would watch the fire trucks drive by and even watch them work, if his mother could find out where they […]
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New Region 10 director excited about school’s future
BRUNSWICK New Region 10 Technical High School Director Nancy Weed says she’s optimistic about the future direction of the school, as well as its possible new location. “When you think about it, this is a really exciting part of our future right here. I’m just blown away to be honest with you,” Weed said of […]