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Letter: McDonald-Smith's Obama column is on target

I thought Julie McDonald-Smith was right on with all of her points on President Obama’s lawlessness. I commend her for writing and The Forecaster for printing it. Another shocking program was not on her list: Fast and Furious. Absolutely appalling that our government would have purposely let thousands of guns cross into Mexico untracked, resulting […]

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Letter: McDonald-Smith needs more thought, less froth

After reading yet another virulent screed by Julie McDonald-Smith, I wonder whether the editor takes a day off when her column appears or if he wants to damage the reputation of The Forecaster. People bemoan the lack of civility in public discourse, This “opinion piece” illustrates why we no longer have civility in discussing differing […]

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Letter: McDonald-Smith delivers 'errors, innuendo'

I wonder if Julie McDonald-Smith was as outraged by the actions of the Bush-Cheney administration as she is by the supposed lawlessness of President Obama? It would almost be laughable, were it not so serious, to vilify a president who implemented a system that allows millions of Americans to have access to health care for […]

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Letter: Columnist McDonald-Smith needs a history lesson

Julie McDonald-Smith’s “Far” Right View has managed to opine across a broad spectrum of right-wing talking points. What immigration law is not being enforced? Should children who came to the U.S. through no fault of their own and lived most of their lives in the U.S. be deported? Concerning prisoner exchanges, what authority is required […]

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Letter: New EPA standards need Collins' support

Recently, the Obama administration took a big step forward toward addressing climate change. The Environmental Protection Agency proposed limits on the amount of carbon dioxide existing power plants can emit into the air. Our nation’s power plants account for 40 percent of all domestic carbon pollution and despite similar safeguards against mercury, arsenic, soot and […]

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'Spectacular' July Fourth promised in Portland

PORTLAND — It’s time to strike up the band and light the fuse for the city’s annual Fourth of July “Stars and Stripes Spectacular” on the Eastern Promenade. Along with the traditional Portland Symphony Orchestra Patriotic Pops concert  beginning Friday at 7:40 p.m., and the fireworks display beginning at 9:20 p.m., the privately funded celebration […]

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Leeman, Coyne retirements leave 2 Portland City Council races wide open

PORTLAND — City councilors Cheryl Leeman and John Coyne sit opposite each other in council meetings, while agreeing on most fiscal issues facing the city. “I don’t think there is any question I am fiscally more conservative,” Leeman said Friday. “I’m probably the second-most conservative on the council,” Coyne said June 25. Within 24 hours […]