We are being told during these times of social distancing that the reduction in traffic on our highways and streets has led to reduced measurements of pollutants in our air. On days when the sun is out and people are out walking they can see how much clearer the sky seems as they breathe more […]
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Letter: Stop wasteful political television ads
Everyone agrees TV advertising is out of control. There are way too many ads and most are run way too often. The FCC used to have limits on ads and needs to put the restrictions in place again. Currently, during the horror of this COVID-19 pandemic, there are two sets of political ads that the […]
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Letter: Reader responds to Balentine column on pandemic with satire
I’m joining my brother-in-thought, John Balentine, in requesting that Mommie Dearest, Gov. Mills, set us free. Like John, I grieve over the spousal abuse, child abuse, loss of dignity and pride, laziness, despair and general ruination that I see. And that’s just on my own block. Maine is the oldest state in the nation. It […]
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Letter: Not enough words for how wrong Beem is
While I am used to the vitriol, deceit and truth twisting which characterize Edgar Allen Beem’s columns, his “The selfish minority” piece achieves new highs for mendacity and hypocrisy. But maybe I am being too judgmental. Perhaps he is deserving of pity, not scorn, as he seems to have difficulty in assessing reality and a […]
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Letter: Support Sara Gideon for US Senate
I now live at Ocean View Retirement Community in Falmouth, but lived in South Freeport for many years before and that is when I first met Sara Gideon. At that time she was running for Freeport Town Council. She was also very young, and very sincere, when she knocked on our door asking for our […]
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Letter: Forecaster missed several points about Falmouth project
Although last week’s “Planners postpone vote on Falmouth project” attempted to report proceedings of the May 5 Falmouth Planning Board meeting, several important points were missed. Notably, to an objective listener, it was virtually clear that final acceptance of the West Falmouth Development, LLC was a foregone conclusion. The Planning Board stated its intention to […]
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Letter: Sachs is a common sense House candidate
Cast your Freeport/Pownal vote for Melanie Sachs in the Maine state primary July 14. Long before the COVID-19 pandemic swept the nation and the world, Melanie Sachs has been working for the people of Maine. Melanie has proven herself in all levels of government, serving locally on the Freeport Town Council both as chairwoman and […]
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Letter: Balentine disrespects readers with Fox News tactics
John Balentine returns with another false choice draped in an illogical and overly emotional appeal to American history. He deliberately spins out of context a quote by an 18th century politician who is actually complaining about a lack of democracy and then warps it by assuming without justification that that historic politician must agree with […]
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Letter: Falmouth family grateful for response to birthday
Thank you to the Falmouth Fire-EMS, Falmouth Police and Skillins Greenhouse for going the extra mile to recognize Mary T. Honan’s birthday. On May 6, she celebrated 95 years of life and living in Falmouth, still in the house she grew up in on Foreside Road. In these challenging times of sheltering-at-home, her family couldn’t […]
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The Universal Notebook: Do we really have to believe all women?
For reasons probably having to do variously with male lust, human nature and political dirty tricks, allegations of sexual misconduct seem to surface predictably when a political candidate rises to the top of the heap. Often these allegations are decades old, but they get reheated if it looks as though a man may advance to […]