A few months ago I sent out a survey to all of the households in District 110 (parts of Gray and Windham). The response was very encouraging as we received more than 120 returns. Based upon the participants that left their name and address the returns appear to be broad-based across all political affiliations in […]
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GUEST COLUMN: Constituent survey reveals surprises, trends
A few months ago I sent out a survey to all of the households in District 110 (parts of Gray and Windham). The response was very encouraging as we received more than 120 returns. Based upon the participants that left their name and address the returns appear to be broad-based across all political affiliations in […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: Myths and fables
Republicans don’t believe in the basics of evolution. Democrats don’t believe in basic economics. Liberals oppose prayer in public schools. Conservatives oppose public schools. The right wing thinks there should be total freedom when it comes to guns and none at all when it comes to pregnancy. The left wing thinks there should be freedom […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: Myths and fables
Republicans don’t believe in the basics of evolution. Democrats don’t believe in basic economics. Liberals oppose prayer in public schools. Conservatives oppose public schools. The right wing thinks there should be total freedom when it comes to guns and none at all when it comes to pregnancy. The left wing thinks there should be freedom […]
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ON THE RIGHT LANE: More money blues
I have noticed that there is a huge difference between what the government tells us about our economy and what I actually see. I have friends and acquaintances that are barely making it on a day-to-day basis while our government is telling us how our economy is improving and unemployment is down. At the same […]
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A front seat for bus safety
The recent resignation of Cindy Button, the former school bus transportation coordinator for Westbrook, has exposed safety and structural concerns within the district that transports hundreds of children daily. Button, who spoke to the American Journal about the situation in December, said her tenure in Westbrook was made difficult due to power-play issues within the […]
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GUEST COLUMN: Group brings ‘positive spirit’
Between snowstorms and below-zero temps, Saco Spirit is pausing to reflect on the year just past while also gearing up to promote a positive spirit for the year ahead. Saco Spirit, the city’s nonprofit, downtown revitalization and merchant support group, has much to be thankful for. Tops on the list are our volunteers, who give […]
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MY SIDE OF SO PO: Our city has a spending problem
It is annual budget season in South Portland and time for school and city officials to mislead voters about the need to increase property taxes. A few weeks ago at the first joint workshop of the City Council and the Board of Education on the 2014-15 budget, they repeated many of the annual excuses for […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: Cleaning up some lingering questions
There’s an old New Year’s Eve custom in Italy where homeowners and apartment dwellers take old items they don’t need or want anymore and throw them out the window into the street. I heard about the custom and didn’t believe it until I spent a New Year’s Eve in Rome during my crazy college days, […]
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IT HAPPENED IN WINDHAM: Weather reports from yore
The year 2014 began in Windham with a horrendous snowstorm and frigid temperatures, causing many to expound on the condition of roads, troubles with motor vehicles and the difficulties created by Mother Nature. Was this going to be our worst winter ever? Maybe not. Just a little more than 200 years ago, on Jan. 18, […]