As a resident of Cape Elizabeth for over 36 years, I am writing to give my support for Jim Walsh, who is running for the open seat on the Town Council. I have known Jim for over 20 years, as a business colleague at Shaw’s Supermarkets and Weichert-Waterglen Group and as a friend. I believe […]
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n-letter_leson-010109 Lifesaver's life saved
Last week I suffered a medical emergency that in seconds was a life-or-death emergency. It amounted to a great deal of blood loss and, as an EMT, I knew I had only minutes to get medical treatment before I would succumb. It is hard to know what words to use to thank people for responding […]
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pnms-forum_mills-123108 Courts embraced Maine's stand against bias
Second of two parts; the first was published in the Dec. 10-12 editions of The Forecaster. By Paul Mills My last column featured the trailblazing efforts that led to a 1969 Maine law to end discrimination against Jews and other minorities, which had been practiced by some of Portland’s leading clubs. But passing the law […]
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pnms-newman-123108 The legend of 'Interstate 92'
In Maine we’ve grown accustomed to our state being regarded as both vacationers’ paradise and charming anachronism. Visitors from larger metropolitan areas come here to “rusticate” and have done so for generations. Comics enjoy mimicking the distinctive Downeast accent and making lobster jokes. For our part, we like to point out that Maine is the […]
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pnms-beem-123108 Shoveling for dogs
By the time cruel April arrives, I’ll no doubt be sick of (or from) it, but I must confess I do enjoy shoveling snow. There is something incredibly satisfying about hard, physical work that enables you to see the progress you are making and to know when you are done for the day. There’s such […]
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pnms-letter_curtis-123108 'Guilt by association'
J. Dwight, began his recent Forum column by dismissing several proposed “fixes” for global warming as mere ploys by developers to make more money. He then continued to assign guilt by association to the larger scientific community and to malign the scientific consensus that human activity has contributed to global climate change as “junk science” […]
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s-letter_kelley-122608 Think baseball
We are fortunate in South Portland to have many active volunteers to provide opportunities for our children to participate in various activities. South Portland National Little League is one organization that has benefited over the years from the significant contributions of many parents, as board members, coaches of baseball and softball teams, umpires, and other […]
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North Yarmouth recycles
I would like to report a positive happening in this time of not always good news. For two months in a row, North Yarmouth has had the highest recycling rate of ecomaine members: 49.03 percent and 49.58 percent. Rates for the previous three years have varied from 10 percent to 15 percent. Townspeople have […]
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Experience matters
What a difference 10 years makes. Many will recall the dire straits that Falmouth was in during the ice storm of 1998. I was the deputy chief of EMS. We had no public shelter, no public water supply (established well over a week after the incident), no fuel, no electricity. Our excellent Fire Department handled […]
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Bill's closing bittersweet
I’ve known Bill Kinsman and his family since I was a young child, back when they lived in Portland, next door to us. And when he opened Bill’s Pizza of Yarmouth, my family and I visited often. Great food, great family and many memories were shared. I am happy for Bill – he can move […]