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Letter to the editor: Legislation on boycott movement silences free speech

Two congressional resolutions appear to equate support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement with delegitimizing Israel. BDS has a storied history of promoting nonviolent change, from Gandhi’s struggle against British rule to the global campaign against South African apartheid. Today’s BDS cause is a global movement to encourage Israel, through peaceful means, to adhere […]

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Grant workshop for Biddeford businesses takes place Thursday

BIDDEFORD – Those interested in making improvements to commercial property in Biddeford’s downtown and mill distract can learn about a grant program offered by the city at a noon workshop on Thursday at Think Tank in Biddeford. Program administrators, Community Development Coordinator Linda Waters and Economic Development Coordinator Brad Favreau, will discuss the requirements of […]

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Gary Welton: Intentional dementia

During Mother’s last few months, conversations were extremely difficult to follow because her mind seamlessly switched from one decade to another. Isaac Singer writes, “Sometimes she’d tangle one story with another and couldn’t find her way out” (In My Father’s Court). Within one statement, she would toggle between viewing me as a teenager in the […]