Unless the Central Maine Power co. meter readers are driving electric cars or walking (and they aren’t) then it’s highly likely that the car-related toxins spewed into the air are more deadly than any emissions from the smart meters. It seems these factors need to be considered into the health discussions surrounding these meters. Charly […]
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Letter: Beem should go back to school
It seems like Edgar Allen Beem would like to take us back in his time transporter to 1967 to shop classrooms where balding guys in lab coats with ties tucked into their shirts held sway over captive groups of “tech” boys and nicely made up ladies dazzled girls in home economics, teaching them such arts […]
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Letter: Proud of UNE pharmacy educators
During these uncertain economic times, America’s colleges and schools of pharmacy continue to be a significant source of economic stimulation in their local communities, states and regions, and the College of Pharmacy at the University of New England is no exception. As we celebrate American Pharmacy Educator Week (Oct. 24-30), I would like to recognize […]
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EDITORIAL – High school bond, though flawed, deserves support
By placing on the Nov. 2 ballot a $41.5 million bond to overhaul South Portland High School, the Board of Education and City Council have unnecessarily placed voters in a difficult position. There is little question the school is in need of costly reconstruction. The building faces health, safety and space issues that range from […]
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More letters on the South Portland High School bond
Renew SPHS Since I am only 12 and can’t vote, I hope this article can convince people to vote yes. I will give reasons why you should vote yes on the renew South Portland High School question on Nov. 2. Yesterday Mr. Blake and Mr. Hughes came in to talk about the two sides of […]
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GUEST COLUMN – High school proposal the right plan
In last week’s article “Stakes High in School Vote,” Albert DiMillo Jr. describes his proposal for renovating the South Portland High School by borrowing only $22 million. It is important that voters of South Portland know that Mr. DiMillo’s “plan” consists entirely of numbers. There are no floor plans, no design drawings, no site layouts […]
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The Universal Notebook: Let’s stop reforming public education
There was an outside chance, albeit remote, that I might have voted for Eliot Cutler for governor on Nov. 2, but Mr. Cutler lost my vote last week when he charged that Libby Mitchell and the Maine Education Association had formed “an unholy alliance” to block education reform. Not sure where Cutler has been, China […]
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No Sugar Added: The dating hiatus
Approximately 6 months ago, being of sound mind and body, I made the decision to go on a dating hiatus. My youngest son, Charles, through a fortuitous misinterpretation, turned it into what friends and family now know as the “date-us-hate-us,” which is actually not a completely inappropriate descriptive phrase. If you or anyone you know […]
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Forecaster Forum: CMP has to work with concerned citizens on the science of smart meters
Scientists worldwide have butted heads for years over whether non-ionizing radio-frequency radiation causes cancer and other diseases. Each side accuses the other of propagating junk science. One Washington, D.C., court has called the issue an established controversy. So Central Maine Power Co.’s attempt to convince people that there is but one side to the science […]
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Forecaster Forum: In Portland, it's time to choose our mayor and our future
It’s been 87 years since Portland voters elected their mayor. In 2008, Portland voted overwhelmingly to create a 12-member Charter Commission. Among the ballot questions developed by the commission for November is local Question 1, which would allow voters to directly elect their mayor for a four-year term, up to two terms. Portland is a […]