While thousands of words could be written about this situation that our mayor has so courageously joined in, it would behoove us all to learn who is what when discussing this issue. I leave it up to fellow citizens to learn what an immigrant is and what an illegal alien is. Our mayor seems to […]
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LETTERS: Oil industry uses South Portland to profit globally
John Balentine’s June 26 editorial “Thinking Globally” brought up important questions about tar sands and the global energy market. Unfortunately, it missed the ball on the relationship between the two. Tar sands is a type of crude oil. Crude oil is a “raw” petroleum product that has to be refined before it is sold to […]
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LETTERS: McLean gets things done
I am excited to support Andrew McLean’s re-election to the Maine House of Representatives. Andrew has been an effective advocate for Gorham families, working behind the scenes to build consensus around legislation to reduce property taxes, fix our roads and bridges and grow our economy. Andrew cares deeply about our community, he is responsive to […]
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LETTERS: McLean gets things done
I am excited to support Andrew McLean’s re-election to the Maine House of Representatives. Andrew has been an effective advocate for Gorham families, working behind the scenes to build consensus around legislation to reduce property taxes, fix our roads and bridges and grow our economy. Andrew cares deeply about our community, he is responsive to […]
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LETTERS: McLean gets things done
I am excited to support Andrew McLean’s re-election to the Maine House of Representatives. Andrew has been an effective advocate for Gorham families, working behind the scenes to build consensus around legislation to reduce property taxes, fix our roads and bridges and grow our economy. Andrew cares deeply about our community, he is responsive to […]
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LETTERS: Misplaced concern
I am a taxpaying resident of Westbrook and I believe Mayor Hilton is choosing a reckless path in ignoring Gov. LePage’s plan to bring Maine into compliance with federal law banning aid to illegal aliens. It is against federal law for a state to give financial aid to illegal aliens “unless it has a statute […]
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PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Two years as part of the community
Happy Birthday to the Tri-Town Weekly, celebrating two years as the community paper for residents of Freeport, Durham and Pownal. Many thanks to all of you who have supported us by reading the paper, sending letters, referring stories to us and, of course, advertising with us. It is the advertising support alone that allows us […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: This is an outrage
Under the rules of the National Association of Political Pundits, Commentators, Bloggers and Blowhards, I’m required to devote this week’s column to expressing moral outrage over the recent revelations that Republican Gov. Paul LePage had a series of meetings last year with a group of certified kooks. Otherwise, I could be brought before the NAPPCBB’s […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: Tanks, Tink and taxes
As a kid, the first time I ever had to deal with gasoline prices was in the summer of my 14th year. Never mind what summer that was. OK, it was 1959. That was the summer my father gave me exclusive use of the family’s 16-foot Novi-built, cedar-on-oak skiff with a 10-hp Evinrude outboard. My […]
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LETTERS: Thinking globally, with better research
How does “Islamist” relate to South Portland’s Clear Skies Ordinance? And why would an editor choose this politically charged term interchangeably, it seems, with Sunni militant forces in Iraq? Apparently Managing Editor John Balentine’s July 2 editorial attempted to weave our energy use here in Maine directly with the broad-brushed fear and hatred of “West-hating” […]