As long-time Falmouth residents, we are proud to support state Rep. Mary Nelson for re-election. Mary’s focus on education, the environment and a business-friendly state has helped our communities, our children and our people. Mary has always brought good judgment and balance to the difficult issues facing Maine. Mary’s long and effective service to Falmouth […]
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Letter: Falmouth should re-elect Nelson
I am writing to express my wholehearted support for Rep. Mary Nelson in House District 112. Mary served on the House Education Committee when I was chairwoman of the Falmouth School Board, and I was personally able to witness her well-reasoned approach to issues that were coming before her committee. Having served on both the […]
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Letter: Right goal, wrong strategy from Beem
While I agree with Edgar Allen Beem’s goal of ending hunger, as expressed in his column of Sept. 12, I believe his solution of a tax on meals at restaurants is not necessarily the best approach. People who would give freely if they were aware of Maine’s hunger problem may react negatively when that “giving” […]
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Letter: Daughtry will be a legislative leader for Brunswick
Fred Horch, the Green Independent running for representative in House District 63, says he’ll be able to broker compromise in the Legislature. Fred doesn’t understand that a broker requires leverage, and the only leverage a lone independent would have is his own vote. Mattie Daughtry has spent years in Augusta working on our behalf as […]
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Letter: North Yarmouth should stay in SAD 51
North Yarmouth is no more prepared to run its own school system then I am to run a triathlon. This warrant got on the ballot without a single opportunity to openly and publicly discuss the proposal. After a little encouragement, selectmen have called public meetings to be held on Oct. 10 and 17. Hopefully you […]
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Letter: DeChant should be Bath's state rep
I urge my fellow citizens in House District 62 to vote for Jennifer DeChant. Jennifer has hands-on experience in small business, community and economic development, and the executive and legislative branches. She has been active in Bath community affairs. In addition, she and her husband are the proud parents of two young sons, one of […]
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Letter: Pierce in Senate District 19
Sagadahoc County has some great, hard-working small business candidates running for state offices, some who have never run before. We see them in our county daily. The movers and shakers of our communities. If elected, we can count on them to put their best foot forward for the benefit our our communities with the same […]
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Letter: Moriarty for District 108 state rep
We have known Steve Moriarty for many years. Phil served a number of years with Steve on the Cumberland Town Council, and Mary had “official” dealings with him when she was a member of the School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors. Steve is a tireless and selfless public servant who in his many years […]
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Letter: Independent Bishop in House District 123
The art of civil discourse, compromising and arriving at solutions that all involved can live with, is increasingly replaced by party dogma and rigid ideology from both sides of the isle. We can reverse this trend. I would like to bring Roger Bishop, the independent candidate in House District 123 to your attention. I have […]
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Letter: Tyll deserves support in Senate District 11
When I first met Chris Tyll earlier this year, I was immediately struck by his earnest modesty. For a guy in his early 30s, he had already accomplished so much – he was a U.S. Naval Academy grad, a four-time deployed former Navy SEAL and an Old Port business owner with a young family. As […]