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Richard A. Martin

BIDDEFORD — Richard A. Martin, 71, of Biddeford, passed away early Monday morning on Dec. 31, 2018, at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough. He was born in Biddeford on Feb. 28, 1947, a son of Edgar and Elizabeth (Dubois) Martin. Earlier, Richard was employed by Biddeford Box Company for 10 years. Later, he worked […]

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Respect opponents’ core beliefs and values key to compromise

Editor, In response to columnist Gordon Weil’s call for more compromise and less partisanship. It depends upon the conditions of the compromise. It is always possible to negotiate a compromise on certain issues and policies; however, asking an opponent to betray his/her fundamental core principles in pursuit of “bi-partisanship” is unreasonable and disingenuous.  It should […]