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PublishedJuly 27, 2020
Letter: Founding fathers knew change would be necessary
I am extremely disappointed with Edgar Allen Beem’s remarks in his July 17 article, “America makes a correction.” His comments highlight a fundamental difference I have when assessing and commenting on the founders and our U.S. Constitution. Mr. Beem says: “All of the founding fathers were racists and sexists, otherwise Black citizens and women wouldn’t […]
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PublishedJuly 23, 2020
Maine Bicentennial: Westbrook
James Winslow, the first Quaker in what is now the greater Portland area, built the house in 1748. The first school in Westbrook was held at the Winslow house in 1794 and the teacher was also a Quaker, historians say. In 1830, a great-granddaughter of Winslow, Sarah Winslow, married a farmer, Benjamin Boody, and the […]
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PublishedJuly 16, 2020
Letter: State needs fast action to ensure easy, safe voter registration, balloting
Maine should not suppress the vote through the lack of online voter registration, long lines at the polls and a reduced number of polling places. We have learned from Dr. Shah of the Maine CDC that there are many unknowns regarding the effects of COVID-19 on Election Day in November. In light of the recent […]
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PublishedJuly 14, 2020
Letter: Balentine’s BLM column outrageous, inappropriate
Are you kidding me? Not funny. Actually I was horrified to read John Balentine’s opinion last week (“BLM mural sends the wrong message,” July 8) While Portland may try its best to be a “peace-loving, live and let live” place, there is racism here. Outrage is what we need, and I found it very outrageous […]
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PublishedJuly 14, 2020
Letter: Balentine displays clear lack of understanding about BLM
In John Balentine’s July 8 column (“BLM mural sends the wrong message”) dismissing the proposed BLM mural on Portland’s Congress Street, he made a number of egregious errors that displayed a clear lack of understanding of the message behind the currrent movement. Here are a few examples to help him realize that maybe the “garish […]
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PublishedJuly 6, 2020
Maine Bicentennial: Buxton
In commemoration of Maine’s bicentennial this year, the American Journal is featuring historical highlights from our communities’ past 200 years. This feature can be found in print and online every other week.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2020
Letter: Library’s Board of Regent responsible for conflict, dysfunction, not the staff
After reading the article regarding the Walker Memorial Library (“City abolishes library Board of Regents over ‘dysfunction,’” June 18) I felt compelled to write. I understand that there has been dysfunction at the library for years, a power struggle between the Board of Regents and every director, which has never been dealt with in a […]
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PublishedJuly 2, 2020
Letter: Still no answer to society/policing conflict 21 years later
America is coming up on 250 years as a nation. Most Americans can’t feel good, right now, about this anniversary. I was imprinted by my father (my G.O.A.T.), who was race blind. Of course, I can’t be sure how he came to be that way. He was a New Hampshire kid but he had spent […]
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PublishedJuly 2, 2020
Letter: All Lives Matter includes Black lives
Mr. Beem, first, by definition, All Lives Matter includes Black lives (“Colin Kaepernick was right,” June 25). Apparently the “simplicity of the” liberal “mind” cannot understand that. Second, you don’t state where your statistics were derived from but 370, 235 and 158 do not equal 1,004. Lastly, I’ve watched a lot of episodes of both […]
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PublishedJuly 2, 2020
Letter: Rielly deserves vote to represent city in Augusta
As a lifelong resident of Westbrook who began serving the city at a young age, I get excited for others who do the same. I’ve watched Morgan Rielly grow up in a family of public service –it’s a family affair. Alongside his father Brendan’s nearly two decades of service, Morgan served as a Student Representative […]
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