Dan Ankeles has my full support because he is the best qualified and most experienced candidate. In reviewing his solid performance as a very active member of the Brunswick Town Council over the last four years, I believe that central Brunswick residents would benefit greatly if he is elected to serve them in Augusta. He […]
Forecaster letters
Letter: Falmouth principal endorses school board candidate
I have worked with Sara Juli for the last few years as our PTO president at Falmouth Elementary School, and I have been endlessly impressed with the number of initiatives she takes on. Our PTO is so much more than a fundraising group and provides support for a lot of really impressive, kid-centered programming that […]
Letter: Falmouth teacher grateful for parents’ support
In these times of pandemic exhaustion, inflation and war in Eastern Europe, it is easy to lose sight of the good things in the world and the good people who do them. Recently I, and my colleagues at Falmouth High School, were fêted by appreciative and generous parents. The lunch they provided to us as […]
Letter: Republican party has failed the working class
This isn’t hard, folks. What have the Republicans done for the working class? Reduced taxes for only the richest, raising them for the poorest so they have skin in the game? Eliminated safety regulations in the workplace, discouraged the formation of unions trying to protect against those hazards? Dictated how a woman controls her body? […]
Letter: Cumberland council failed circus animals
There are seven members of the Cumberland Town Council and four of them went on the record to say that they have no authority to reject an application for the fairgrounds as long as that application was filled out correctly (“Circus heading to fairgrounds despite animal concerns,” April 29). Three of those councilors expressed reservations […]
Letter: DHHS committed to people with disabilities
In his recent letter (“Health and Human Services fails the most vulnerable,” May 6), Albert Edwards asserts that one of the true measures of a society is how it treats those unable to care for themselves. We agree, which is why the Mills administration has made unprecedented investments in services for individuals with intellectual and […]
Letter: Contact congressional committee to support Maine tribes
Maine second district Rep. Jared Golden is sponsoring H.R.6707, the Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act. If enacted, this bill would amend the 1980 Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act to allow the Wabanaki tribes to benefit from future federal laws that apply to other federally recognized tribes. The House Natural Resources Committee will decide soon […]
Letter: Maybe Collins should trademark the word maybe
A national news magazine conducts a weekly contest, utilizing a specific item from a past story. In the April 29, 2022, issue of The Week, Meghan Markle (of Prince Harry fame) was highlighted for filing a trademark for the word archetypes. “Employing this trademark theme, contestants were asked to suggest which celebrity would attempt to […]
Letter: Health and Human Services fails the most vulnerable
One of the true measures of a society is how well it cares for those who cannot, through no fault of their own, care for themselves. My brother-in-law is intellectually and medically disabled and lives with mental illness. He has lived with these challenges since birth. He relies on a well-trained workforce and person-centered plan […]
Letter: Iftin’s assessment of LePage is spot on
“Immigrants must see past Paul LePage’s false friendship” (“Through My Lens,” April 27). Exactly! Abdi Nor Iftin is calling out LePage for his blatantly dishonest suggestion that he is a “friend to the immigrants.” Abdi correctly points out that LePage sees Black Mainers “as nothing less than illegal people, bringing drugs into the state, and […]