After the 2016 election, I grabbed a map of the U.S., searching for states in the middle with females in Congress who won in Trump districts. I found U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota. I spent many hours with her close friend from law school. She loved Amy, as did her other classmates. When your […]
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Letter: Vote No on Question 1 to protect public health
As health care providers in our schools and community we believe in primary prevention with vaccinations. Overwhelming data proves that vaccines are safe, effective and protect the health of all. Maine has the fourth-highest rate of vaccine opt-outs in the nation. This put our schools and community immunity below the safe threshold for outbreaks of […]
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Letter: Support Sachs for House 48 in Freeport, Pownal
I strongly support Melanie Sachs’ candidacy for Maine House District 48, representing Freeport and Pownal. Melanie has dedicated much of her life to advocating and supporting others, whether at Freeport Community Services, Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine, town council or any of the other roles she has filled in her community. Her dedication […]
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Letter: Scarborough has already paid for WEX
We’ve already paid for the WEX deal, let’s not pay again. Should the town of Scarborough give WEX a $2.25 million tax refund to move from South Portland to The Downs, the best location in the state? We’ve already committed up to $81 million to The Downs to do this. The town’s theory was to […]
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Letter: Balentine glossed over ‘glorious’ Reagan era
Interesting how John Balentine, lamenting the decline in political discourse since the glorious Reagan era, came up with two names, both women. Nancy Pelosi tore up Trump’s speech because he didn’t shake her hand? No. He took credit for two successes made possible by Pelosi extending the hand of bipartisan cooperation. And the speech was […]
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Letter: Sen. Collins can no longer be trusted
Watching Sen. Collins’ interview with Fox News after the vote to acquit the president last week, she let the audience know she was very disappointed. “It was terrible, disrespectful, rude and should not have been done … it adds to the polarization of our nation. So I was very disappointed.” She was very disappointed in […]
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Letter: Mandated vaccinations are coercion
Voting Yes on 1 means restoring Maine’s previous law allowing students to attend schools using religious and philosophical exemptions. It restores medical freedom and bodily autonomy to parents and childcare workers. While there is more than one reason to Vote Yes on 1, maintenance of informed consent is one of the most critical. According to […]
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Letter: SoPo residents need action on emissions now
I am a concerned citizen, mom, student and advocate for clean air. My family is in danger of toxic emissions from Global Oil Partners and I fear for my safety. Global should be required to file for an amended license as a major emitter and be required to obtain a Title V permit with more […]
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Letter: Balentine’s hindsight is not 20-20
This in response to whatever you would call Mr. Balentine’s latest opinion piece, “Rush to judgment reveals society’s sad state,” (Feb. 12). While reading it I had to laugh out loud. Mr. Balentine is either very ignorant of facts or very naïve. Point 1: Mr. Reagan did not win the Cold War by himself. There […]
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Letter: Freeport Library appreciates story
Kudos to Alex Lear and The Forecaster for your fun and fact-filled article entitled “Seeing is perceiving” in the Feb. 6 edition of your paper. Even the youngest babies in attendance appear totally focused as Brandi Lemieux uses sign language while Ali Reddy reads along during Tuesday morning story time. It’s new and innovative programs […]