“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself.” John Adams, second I believe that the freedoms that we enjoy are under attack and what scares me the most is I feel many people do not see what is happening. We have to be vigilant against foreign and domestic terrorists because if […]
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LETTERS: Traffic light makes sense
Saturday morning, Oct. 18, Westbrook Police Fire and Rescue were dispatched to yet another accident on Bridgton Road at Highland Variety Store (Duck Pond Corner) for another personal injury accident, the second that week. The Maine Department of Transportation continues to drag its feet with their one-size-fits-all vehicle count and their insistence that a roundabout […]
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LETTERS: Traffic light makes sense
Saturday morning, Oct. 18, Westbrook Police Fire and Rescue were dispatched to yet another accident on Bridgton Road at Highland Variety Store (Duck Pond Corner) for another personal injury accident, the second that week. The Maine Department of Transportation continues to drag its feet with their one-size-fits-all vehicle count and their insistence that a roundabout […]
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LETTERS: A no voter on bear question
I have a unique perspective on Maine’s bear referendum. At my age, 741?2, I’ve experienced and seen a lot of wild black bears in Cumberland and York counties. First as a lad with a single-shot, .22 rifle at open and burning dumps in Falmouth, Gorham, Westbrook and Windham. Along with countless rats were whole families […]
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LETTERS: Bring back the sporting of bear hunting
According to the Vote No campaign website, the state’s bear population has increased over 67 percent since the 1990s, requiring the use of the current “state of the art” program to control the bear population and reduce bear/human interactions. This is in fact their main argument! However, data collected within Maine and other states provide […]
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LETTERS: Bring back the sporting of bear hunting
According to the Vote No campaign website, the state’s bear population has increased over 67 percent since the 1990s, requiring the use of the current “state of the art” program to control the bear population and reduce bear/human interactions. This is in fact their main argument! However, data collected within Maine and other states provide […]
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LETTERS: Bring back the sporting of bear hunting
According to the Vote No campaign website, the state’s bear population has increased over 67 percent since the 1990s, requiring the use of the current “state of the art” program to control the bear population and reduce bear/human interactions. This is in fact their main argument! However, data collected within Maine and other states provide […]
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LETTERS: Fox has diverse background
Brad Fox, District 5 candidate for South Portland city council, has reinvigorated my faith and interest in local government. As an active volunteer, retired school principal, business collaborator and local educator, he shines a light on the underrepresented residents in our community. A Brick Hill resident living in a diverse renter’s neighborhood, he reminds us […]
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LETTERS: Letter reflects anxiety of change
As a first-time candidate for a public office, I found myself faced with a letter to the editor that I believed to be unfounded and blatantly biased towards a specific agenda. Upon reading it I was left with the choice of “do nothing, or “respond and vehemently refute the assertions being made.” Because I am […]
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GREETINGS FROM ZIP CODE 04074: Voting next week? Liar!
Election snippets from here and there in the Land of 04074…. SIGNS, SIGNS EVERYWHERE A SIGN Political lawn signs are like Italian lira; there are so many of them that they are nearly value-less. Especially true of the millions in traffic intersections, or in dirt on side of road. Why? I’M UP LATE AT NIGHT […]