Indeed, there has been dramatic climate change going back hundreds of thousands of years since (and prior to) the Ice Age. I question the naivete and arrogance of the Brunswick Town Council, (“Brunswick council adopts climate resolution,” Dec. 6) and actually believe they can foster changes that can reverse the natural progression of the earth’s […]
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Letter: Thank you, honest people in Maine
I have never done this before in my 70-plus years, but I feel I need to write and express my greatest thanks to the person(s) who were so honest and thoughtful to return my misplaced wallet. I must have left it in the cart during a late-night Thanksgiving eve trip in the rain to the […]
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Letter: Climate change no laughing matter
John Balentine in his column “Help Gov. Janet save the planet” finds humor in the global warming that increasingly disrupts climate systems and is getting steadily worse. How does he do it? From the time I started reading peer-reviewed climate science in the mid-’90s and attended the 1997 Kyoto Convention in Japan, I have found […]
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Letter: Impeachment not about undoing results of election
While I disagree with most of John Balentine’s recent column, I am addressing his assertion that “the losing side should accept the results” with regard to the 2016 election. (“Remembering Pilgrim pride, part I,” Nov. 20). This false narrative, promoted by Republicans, claims that the impeachment of President Trump is about Congressional Democrats trying to […]
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Letter: Balentine wrong to equate socialism with dictators
John Balentine’s recent editorial opinion piece dishonestly equates the authoritarian dictatorship of Venezuela’s Maduro with the democratic socialism already practiced, promoted and cherished by Americans through Social Security, Medicare, food stamps, welfare, HUD programs, fuel subsidies, farm subsidies, public education grants, energy and utility subsidies, education and child care assistance, funding for public radio, television, […]
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Letter: Balentine ignores Republicans’ behavior
With reference to John Balentine’s column in the Nov. 22 Forecaster, his basic premise is quite correct that the citizenry should willingly consent to be governed to avoid “discordant calamity.” However, he seems ignorant of recent history and is now seeing it repeated. Almost immediately after Barack Obama was inaugurated, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell […]
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Letter: Proud to pay taxes for ‘socialist’ programs
Regarding John Balentine’s column of Nov. 13 (“Now more than ever, socialism’s evils need to be unveiled”), I am amazed and somewhat amused at the current penchant for the vilification of socialists and socialism. I am proud to pay my taxes for the following “socialist” programs; Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP benefits, heating assistance benefits, […]
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Letter: Bullock could rise to the top in field of Democrats
Edgar Beem needs to do some homework. He listed all the Democratic presidential hopefuls that he thinks should leave the race, including Steve “Bullard.” It’s actually Steve Bullock, the governor of Montana, the only governor in the race. Someone who was elected twice in a “Trump” state. Someone who was able to get Medicaid expansion […]
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Letter: Freeport risks losing a gem
Freeport has enjoyed the valuable oceanfront land called Winslow Park since 1953, when Adelaide Harb gave her 90-acre farm to the inhabitants of the town of Freeport in trust as long as it was used “as a public park and for public recreational purposes.” Now a serious question arises whether the town of Freeport is […]
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Letter: Clean Energy Connect will fight climate change
We have had the fewest birds at our feeders this fall in 15 years here. On Nov. 1 we still had a beautiful monarch butterfly flying around our yard. Monarchs usually arrive in Mexico from Maine around this time. This monarch should have departed weeks ago. It got fooled by the warm temperatures. It will […]