Like the desolate downtown plaza they seek to preserve, proponents of Question 1 in Portland – the June 10 referendum that purports to strengthen protection of open space – are missing both the forest and the trees. If approved, this citizen’s initiative would add 35 city-owned properties to 25 parcels already under the stewardship of the […]
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Community Calendar: June 4-17
Greater Portland Benefits Wednesday 6/4 Maine Craft Beer & Wine tasting, 5-8 p.m., Migis Lodge on Sebago Lake, 800-838-3006, $35. Thursday 6/5 David Clough art show for Clapboard Island, 5:30-8 p.m., and all day June 6, Portside Realty Group Offices, 190 Route 1, Falmouth, 619-7571. Friday 6/6 Plant Sale to benefit Walk to End Alzheimer’s, […]
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Arts Calendar: June 4-17
Greater Portland Books & Authors Friday 6/6 “Trusting Calvin: How a Dog Helped Heal a Holocaust Survivor’s Heart,” Sharon Peters, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., South Freeport Congregational Church, 98 South Freeport Road, South Freeport, 865-4012, $20, includes lunch, book signing. Tuesday 6/10 “What is the What,” book discussion, 6 p.m., Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, […]
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The Universal Notebook: Meddling with public education
One of the few things I tend to agree with conservatives about is that we would probably be better off without the U.S. Department of Education and the Maine Department of Education. Beyond serving as a pass-through for tax dollars and perhaps promulgating some advisory standards, federal and state education departments just seem to be […]
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Abby's Road: Let me list the ways
I recently received an email message from a fitness website I’d shared my address with on a slow day in 2004. I still haven’t mustered the energy to unsubscribe, so for the past decade, I’ve just deleted the messages and moved on. The email I got today, though, could not be ignored. “SUBJECT: The Top […]
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Short Relief: More to Maine National Guard story than meets the eye
With all the attention being paid to the Maine National Guard’s 133rd Battalion (at least 16 pieces in the local paper in the last 30 days), I wanted to learn more about the situation. The U.S. Militia is composed of all able-bodied male citizens between the ages of 17 and 45, and of female members […]
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Letter: Beem's column ignores the rest of the story
Well it’s obvious The Forecaster has joined the legions of biased liberal media to carry Hillary Clinton’s water into the White House – just as was done to get a devout socialist community organizer with no experience in for two terms. Edgar Allen Beem’s drivel (“The Universal Notebook: Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2016,” May 26,) served […]
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Letter: Beem appeals to 'lowest common denominator'
How much longer do you plan to let language like “dirt bags of the right” be a regular feature of your opinion page? Epithets like this invite opinions that Edgar Allen Beem is sinking into juvenile bullying and verbal abuse, not to mention lack of self-discipline and at least a modest degree of decorum. Civility? […]
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Letter: McDonald doesn't debate, she heckles
My father was a life-long Republican – and secretary of his union for 20 years. Today’s Republicans are a disgrace to the tradition of Margaret Chase Smith and Dwight Eisenhower, let alone the honored tradition of moderate discourse. I greeted the arrival of Julie McDonald’s column in The Forecaster with interest, looking forward to a […]
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Letter: McDonald provides an exception that proves the rule
Julie McDonald’s emphasis on defending GOP values (“The Right View: Scarborough lawmaker’s work belies ‘GOP War on Women,’” May 26) clouds a commendable piece on attempts to deal with a terrible issue. Far from being “recently on radar,” human trafficking was a focus of President Obama’s state of the union address in January and has […]