Headline on CNN, May 22: “Trump offers to assure safety of brutal North Korean dictator.” When will the headline read: “Trump offers to assure the safety of America’s children”? Donna HalvorsenSouth Portland

In expensive times we need government to remember that our wallets only stretch so far. One of the reasons Hope Cahan is running for Falmouth Town Council is to make sure government is mindful of what taxes do to a person’s budget. While property taxes are necessary for our town to function, Hope knows that […]

In expensive times we need government to remember that our wallets only stretch so far. One of the reasons Hope Cahan is running for Falmouth Town Council is to make sure government is mindful of what taxes do to a person’s budget. While property taxes are necessary for our town to function, Hope knows that […]

Please join us in supporting our neighbor and friend Amy Kuhn for Falmouth Town Council. Amy’s experience as an attorney for the Kids Legal advocacy program and for the ACLU has given her the framework and skills to analyze policy, and to act on her analysis in a non-partisan way. Her long-standing involvement as a […]

I strongly endorse Meghan Casey for Yarmouth Town Council. She is thoughtful, balanced, forward-thinking, and positive. She’s also extremely well suited to the job. I’ve seen Meghan run various meetings – in a thoughtful, open manner – and she’s managed to make everyone in the room feel heard and listened to. She also has the […]

I want to encourage Falmouth voters to join me in supporting Ted Asherman for the Town Council. I’ve served with Ted in a number of volunteer capacities and always found him to be willing and dedicated to service. His work for the Falmouth Land Trust is but one example. His qualifications include not only his […]

Since the 2012 budget of $28.9 million, the School Administrative District 51 budget has increased to a proposed 2019 budget of $35.9 million, or more than 24  percent. In October 2017 there were 2,043 students, according to the annual report posted on the school website and 411 staff members (387.08 full-time equivalents). That equates to […]

There has been a lot of finger-pointing lately by Republicans seeking to blame Democrats for the fact that the state Legislature left a lot of work on the table when it adjourned May 2. Gov. Paul LePage and House Minority Leader Ken Fredette, R-Newport, both wrote guest editorials blaming Speaker of the House Sara Gideon, […]

I write to express my enthusiastic support for Amy Kuhn for Falmouth Town Council. Amy will add a strong voice and thoughtful leadership to the Town Council. Amy was a leader in the successful fundraising campaign for the expansion of the Falmouth Memorial Library. She is a strong supporter of Falmouth’s public schools, and she […]

I must have been in college when I first read “The Selfish Gene” by Richard Dawkins. If I am honest, I did not so much “read” the book as dip into it here and there. It was not an assigned work for a course I was in; I was sort of “eavesdropping” on another course. […]