John Balentine’s definition of “real” American is confined to jingoist rhetoric about being willing to “fight for our freedom” and “measuring up to the Founders’ vision” (“Do you still desire freedom?”, July 1). That vision was for landed, white men to be free of foreign oppression. Balentine remains callously apathetic to the 400-year-old struggle of […]
2021
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Conservatives stirring up culture war with critical race theory
“What are they afraid of?” is the question that comes to mind watching people’s frantic faces as they descend on school board meetings across the country with their signs decrying critical race theory. Race and racism have played a significant role in this country from the beginning, and many of our institutions and policies reflect […]
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Letter: Preventing infection, preserving public health is the greater good
I am responding to John Balentine’s particularly uninformed “Here’s Something” column in the July 1 issue of The Forecaster. As a physician with many years of medical practice and having served in the USPHS Epidemic Intelligence Service during the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, I have acute sensitivity to ignorant refusal to observe essential principles […]
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Letter: Freedom is in the eye of the beholder
Like beauty, freedom is in the eye of the beholder. In the July 1 issue of The Forecaster, John Balentine asked me if I still desire freedom. I am pleased to assure John that indeed I do. Among the freedoms I desire is to live my 80-year-old life free from disease. As such, I intend […]
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Guest column: Babe Ruth shined brightest at baseball’s first All-Star Game
Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game, also known as the mid-summer classic, evolved from an unlikely union between National and American League. Chicago Tribune sports editor Arch Ward came up with his brainstorm in 1933 when the Windy City hosted the Century of Progress Exhibition, later known as the Chicago World’s Fair. Chicago officials asked local […]
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18th-century games entice young and old at Dresden Summerfest
Colonial reenactors, history buffs, kids, and firefighters all in the mix for games, food and festivities Sunday.
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Brick Store Museum hosts Art Night! throughout summer months
Program is free and held on the third Friday each month.
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Police investigate racist abuse of three England soccer players after title game loss
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is among those condemning social media posts attacking three Black players who missed penalty kicks in England’s loss to Italy in the European Championships final.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Live Music Lineup: Lydia Luce, Bee Parks and the Hornets and Muriel Anderson
There are two opportunities to see guitarist Muriel Anderson at Cadenza in Freeport.
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Some Portland residents face sharp rise in tax bills following revaluation
Neighborhoods on the Portland peninsula, such as Munjoy Hill, Bayside and the West End, saw the largest increases in both property values and projected tax bills.