The other day I had to make phone call to what I assumed was a homegrown Maine business. All I wanted to do was ask what I assumed were a few routine questions. How could I have known that I was about to enter a telephone chamber of horrors? My whole awful experience has left […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Nice to know my call’s important
The other day I had to make phone call to what I assumed was a homegrown Maine business. All I wanted to do was ask what I assumed were a few routine questions. How could I have known that I was about to enter a telephone chamber of horrors? My whole awful experience has left […]
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GUEST COLUMN – Vote facts not fear, oppose the WPO
In my 18 years on the South Portland City Council, I was charged with making hundreds of votes that affected the lives of my neighbors, friends and fellow citizens. It was an honor and a challenge every day, and I am grateful for having had the opportunity to serve the community I love. The voters […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – Speak freely
Everybody is in favor of free speech – as long as it’s not too free. Or too speechy. Liberals and conservatives alike support the First Amendment’s prohibition of government interference in our right to express ourselves. They believe it’s as fundamental to truth, justice and the American way as that illegal immigrant from Krypton. Unless, […]
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DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH: Take reckless drivers off road – permanently
You might not remember Scott Hewitt, but Pat and Bob LaNigra certainly do. Pat is the mother of Tina Turcotte, the 40-year-old woman who was killed on July 29, 2005, when her car was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer truck driven by Hewitt on the Maine Turnpike. The tragic loss of an innocent life was in […]
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DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH: Take reckless drivers off road – permanently
You might not remember Scott Hewitt, but Pat and Bob LaNigra certainly do. Pat is the mother of Tina Turcotte, the 40-year-old woman who was killed on July 29, 2005, when her car was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer truck driven by Hewitt on the Maine Turnpike. The tragic loss of an innocent life was in […]
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ON THE RIGHT LANE – The big ant that can’t
I was hoping that I could leave government alone this week after last week’s column about government gone bad in Washington, D.C., but as one could fully expect government continues to fail us in one way or another. This week’s news brought tales of government failure at the local, state and federal levels, some of […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Musings on this really old house
I was looking through the real estate section of the paper the other day and had the feeling I was on another planet, or in Massachusetts, which is about the same thing. I was struck by the astronomical numbers pasted underneath pictures of very modest looking Maine houses. It’s not that I’m unaware of what’s […]
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LETTERS: Fireworks finale
Finally, Westbrook bans the use of fireworks! With the exception of July 4, July 5, and New Year’s Eve, Westbrook residents are no longer allowed to shoot off fireworks. I could not be happier about this recent change, and know it will bring great joy to many of my neighbors, as well. My family and […]
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GUEST COLUMN: Meals on Wheels, served with love
Some couples are perfectly content to live a life of leisure upon retirement: play golf, nurse pains, long for the past, and scope out early bird specials. Penny and David Cole of Westbrook are not one of those couples. “I needed something to do, because I’d done everything I could possibly do around the house,” […]