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PublishedJanuary 2, 2020
Letter: Balentine shouldn’t parrot Trump’s illogical talking points
I write in response to the Dec. 27 column of John Balentine (“Gorham council wrong to ignore will of voters”). I hold no opinion on the seating of a school employee to serve on the Gorham School Board. I simply wish to highlight the profound illogic of Mr. Balentine’s contention that President Trump should not […]
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2020
Letter: Balentine should realize the will of ‘swamp-dwellers’ was not obeyed
I was rather interested to read John Balentine’s column of Dec. 27, (“Gorham council wrong to ignore will of voters”) wherein he states “swamp-dwellers who don’t seem to understand that they must obey the will of the voters.” I should like to remind Mr. Balentine that Hiliary Clinton received some 3 million more votes than […]
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2020
Changing lifestyles and habits will help save the planet
I was so appalled at John Balentine’s Dec. 6 article sarcastically making fun of Gov. Janet Mills’ efforts to return Maine to sensible land use planning, particularly in the area of energy. (“Help Gov. Janet save the planet.”) Maine had one of the first state climate action plans in the 1990s, and the current Democratic […]
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2020
Greater Portland People & Business: Jan. 1
Portland Regional Chamber Imagine Portland award winners Portland Regional Chamber has released the names of its annual Imagine Portland award winners, who will be honored Wednesday, Jan. 29, at Brick South at Thompson’s Point. The Catalyst Award winner is Dana Totman, president and CEO of Avesta Housing, who is being honored as an advocate for […]
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PublishedDecember 31, 2019
The Universal Notebook: These are the good old days
Back in the good old days – by which I mean the innocent years of the 1950s and early 1960s before I graduated from high school and America went to hell – things were substantially different than they are today, by which I mean simpler. Also dumber. Dumber? People smoked in restaurants and airplanes, even […]
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PublishedDecember 31, 2019
Here’s Something: Magic 8-Ball predictions for 2020
One of the best annual traditions we had at Current Publishing (which was bought by The Forecaster in 2015), was consulting the Magic 8-Ball around Jan. 1 to seek clues as to how current events would trend in the new year. Reporters and editors at Current Publishing’s family of weekly community newspapers would come up […]
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PublishedDecember 31, 2019
Life Unwound: Telling the whole holiday truth
Years ago, young enough to squat without pinching a knee joint, able enough to push a hand mower to clip grass without a hip complaint, flexible enough to kneel, stand, crouch and repeat without hurting yet another body part, I sat weeding our front sidewalk. A stooped woman I deemed old, whom I now consider […]
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PublishedDecember 30, 2019
Coastal History: You’ve come a long way, baby
Well here we are – another decade has passed. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 20 years since the millennium, although Big Al’s still had a nice selection of Y2K books on the shelf when I last went in there. Almost 20 years since 9/11. And, as I mentioned briefly last week, it’s now […]
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PublishedDecember 27, 2019
Freeport hires new police officer, more needed to fill roster
FREEPORT — The Freeport Police Department has a new officer. Jason O’Toole, 23, recently joined the force after completing his training at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro. O’Toole is from Middleboro, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston about 160 miles from Freeport. He attended Unity College in Maine and graduated with a degree in […]
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PublishedDecember 26, 2019
Bill to fund oil terminal closures faces Legislature Council review
AUGUSTA – The Legislative Council voted on Dec. 19 to send a bill to the Legislature that would make sure oil terminals have the financial resources to safely close, remove tanks and other infrastructure, and clean up contamination. “This year the Legislature passed aggressive goals to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase renewable energy,” […]
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