Edgar Allen Beem’s recent column, “We are all illegal immigrants,” really struck a nerve with me. There is no question that Native Americans have the right to be here and that this is truly their country, and what was done to them was beyond belief, and should never have happened. I am sorry that Beem […]
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Letter: Columnist may be her own worst enemy
I heartily support Julie McDonald-Smith’s call to teach more civics, to understand what it means to be an American. We need wider understanding of the Founding Fathers’ intent when they edited out any relief for slaves from their drafts of the Constitution. We need to know more about how many white colonists arrived in chains. […]
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Letter: Congress Square Park can be great
The office where I work is in the State Theatre building, six floors above Congress Square Park. I eat lunch in the park almost every day (usually at the delicious Small Axe food truck). Enjoying good food, running into friends, soaking up the beautiful summer weather, these are the things I love about Portland, and […]
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Letter: More to history than McDonald-Smith suggests
Julie McDonald-Smith, the Cumberland County Anne Coulter clone, has a knack for pinning a “Kick Me” placard on her back every time she posts her column. In her latest screed she invokes parents and grandparents to have some after-dinner chats about the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Federalist Papers. One hopes that the […]
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Sharon Brasier, 66: 'Swam each stroke' with her children
SOUTH PORTLAND — Sharon Brasier, 66, died July 3 at Maine Medical Center in Portland after a prolonged struggle with alpha-1 anti-trypsin deficiency, a genetic condition. She was born in Portland on Nov. 1, 1947, to John and Hazel Jameyson, and was a lifelong resident of South Portland. Brasier graduated from South Portland High School in […]
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Jacqueline D. Butler, 88
SCARBOROUGH — Jacqueline D. Butler, 88, died July 4 at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House. Butler was born on April 12, 1926, in Natick, Massachusetts, the daughter of Ira and Ida (Severson) Dean. She grew up in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and graduated from high school in 1943. After graduating from Mary Brooks Junior College in 1945 […]
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'American Idol' in Portland: 'I'm just hoping that today's the day my dream will come true'
PORTLAND — Hundreds of eager performers from across the region flocked to the Maine State Pier on Wednesday morning for a chance to be the next “American Idol.” For the first time, the long-running singing competition show that made artists like Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson into household names brought its official auditions to Maine. […]
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Scarborough Fire Dept. gets regional training grant
SCARBOROUGH — The Fire Department will receive a $225,000 federal grant to train area emergency medical technicians. U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, announced in a press release July 3 that Chief Michael Thurlow spearheaded the grant application process. The grant will train EMTs from a coalition of fire departments in southern Maine, including Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, […]
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Junior sailing competition comes to South Portland
SOUTH PORTLAND — The Northeast Junior Olympic Sailing Festival invites junior sailors and spectators to Bug Light Park for a two-day competition on July 15 and 16. Hosted by SailMaine, a Portland-based nonprofit community sailing center, the US Sailing event is expected to attract more than 500 spectators for the races that begin at Bug Light […]
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Casco Bay Lines directors give themselves free rides
PORTLAND — Citing a desire to attract more candidates for seats on the board, Casco Bay Lines directors have voted to give themselves free ferry passage after the November elections. The unanimous board decision came June 26 and is the first time the volunteer directors have extended themselves benefits since the board was established in […]