I am writing in support of Jim Walsh and his desire to serve the town of Cape Elizabeth as town councilor. I have known Jim for many years. Jim has a balance of character found in very few people. Jim is an astute and intelligent businessman, a dedicated dad and husband, and a servant to […]
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s-letter_fitzgerald-010909 Elect Walsh
I am writing to express my strong support for the candidacy of Jim Walsh to fill the Town Council seat that has been held by Mary Ann Lynch. Lynch’s dedication and effectiveness as a councilor have been exemplary, and she leaves a legacy that will be very hard to fill. However, it is my belief […]
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n-letter_scontras-010909 Walsh for council
As residents and stakeholders in Cape Elizabeth’s past, present and future, we believe it’s important that our elected officials have the proper level of experience, insight and perspective required to keep this a special place. Respect for all who live here, while balancing the needs and wants of today with the past and future legacy […]
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n-forum_bicknell-010809 School chief's retirement is an opportunity for Yarmouth
With the announced retirement of Superintendent Kenneth Murphy, the Yarmouth School Committee has a wonderful opportunity to lead the needed reform in our public schools. For the past few years, many people have advocated for needed school consolidation. Not the unrealistic consolidation that the governor has proposed, but one focused on administrative costs, transportation costs, […]
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n-letter_kerr-010809 Rescue never rests
Before breakfast on Christmas morning, our son Tim experienced a troubling physical condition which prompted us to call 911. Within minutes the North Yarmouth Rescue vehicle drove into our driveway, demonstrating a remarkable commitment to helping others on the part of Todd Kimball, Marlee Baston, Evariste Bernier, John Ames, Clark Baston and Jim Knight. That […]
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n-letter_gardiner-010809 Happy New Year, GOP
The perceived status of the Republican Party is weak. But like many perceptions, it is flawed and dangerously so. Republicans in Falmouth should feel especially proud of returning Jerry Davis to the state Senate. And next door in Cumberland, Meredith Strang Burgess retained her seat in the House through hard work and an appropriate message […]
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pnms-letter_mills-010709 Dwight's con job
It’s a good thing we have investment advisers like J. Dwight to set the world’s scientists straight about global warming (“The Biggest Con Job in the History of Man,” Dec. 24-26). Dwight apparently feels that the scientists who put men on the moon, mapped the human genome, split the atom and can determine the composition […]
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pnms-frank-010709 Cheer up, things could be worse
It was a tough year. Two wars. Iran exerting destabilizing influence on the Middle East. Russian aggression in Georgia. Instability in Pakistan. Someone, I wonder who, trying to start a war between Pakistan and India. Pakistan responding by shifting troops from its border with Afghanistan to its border with India. Continued craziness in North Korea. […]
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pnms-beem-010709 Sports done right (away with)
As Maine school districts face a decline in state subsidies and the same financial hard times being visited on all sectors of American society, the Maine Principals’ Association has taken it upon itself to propose across-the-board cuts in school athletics. Among the measures being considered by the MPA are reducing the number of regular-season games […]
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s-letter_wagner-010209 Praise for road crews
I want to take the opportunity to thank the workers of the South Portland road crews. A lot of us sometimes take for granted that when we wake up in the morning after a large ice or snowfall, that the roads will be in good enough shape to allow us to get to our destinations […]