As a coach of both boys’ and girls’ lacrosse, I found Edgar Allen Beem’s labeling of lacrosse rules as “sexist nonsense” harsh and historically inaccurate. Lacrosse is a Native American game that takes its name from the Jesuit priests’ (mis)interpretation of the Iroquois sticks as ecclesiastical crosiers. In the 1880s a group of barnstorming Iroquois […]
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Letter: What's lacking in Augusta? Courage
Brunswick Superintendent of Schools Paul Perzanoski’s comments should serve as a lightning rod as to what is lacking in Augusta: courage. It is time we begin to demand courage from all of those appointed by and supporters of Gov. Paul LePage, from those who do not have the courage to challenge LePage in his disregard […]
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Letter: Remove BPA from children's food packaging
Parents worry about their children, and I am no different. As a mom, and executive director of Physicians for Social Responsibility Maine Chapter, I still worry, even though my son is college. PSR Maine believes the current ban on bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and sippy cups does not go far enough to protect […]
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Letter: Summers deserves credit for response to businesses
The Aug. 22 article, “Summers’ jobs program fails to live up to his claims of success,” seemed at best like a strained attempt to find a reason to criticize Secretary of State Charlie Summers, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate. Adding a small business advocate to the secretary of state’s office is only being billed […]
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Letter: Beem is the conservative movement's best friend
Bravo Zulu Mr. Beem, mission accomplished. (Please excuse the military reference.) You met your primary objective of using inflammatory language to incite people to talk about your column and entrench your spot in The Forecaster. Additionally, you were able to once again solidify the position of the far left by attacking those you disagree with, […]
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Letter: Cape Elizabeth day school thanks friends, community
On Tuesday, July 24, a bolt of lightening struck a large oak tree at Ledgemere Country Day School. The bolt inflicted damage on four large trees and started two separate fires. The shed fire destroyed most of our toys/supplies. The school building fire was minimal, but the water damage was extensive. One classroom had to […]
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The Universal Notebook: It's how you play the game
The great thing about sports is that, ultimately, they don’t matter. They are just games, entertainment, a diversion from the harsh realities of everyday life. That’s why they are so popular. I grew up playing baseball and basketball, and watching football. My first newspaper job while still in high school was reporting on schoolboy sports […]
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The View From Away: Cost of a high school musical? Priceless
My wife and daughter went to the first rehearsal for the fall play at her new school recently. They both had a great time, which is no surprise. The director is the head of a dance school Carol and Elizabeth attended, so they have a long and happy history. A number of the kids and […]
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Forecaster Forum: After a layoff, taking inspiration from birds
I’ve become a bird-watcher this summer. I’ve had plenty of time for it. After working at the same job for 25 years, I was laid off. I’ve worked steadily since I was 16 years old, so it felt pretty good not to work for a while. I was on vacation and finally had time to […]
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Letter: Portland's Anton, Marshall did the right thing
I would like to applaud City Councilors John Anton and David Marshall for not voting in favor another TIF for big businesses on Portland’s waterfront. The concept of giving wealthy investors tax breaks to build their empires, while the rest of us work hard and finance ourselves, is indeed corporate welfare. We all, especially, those […]