I often hear these days “I am so done with this,” “I am so done with COVID,” “I am so done with global warming talk,” “I am so done with woke people.” What does this mean? “I’m tired”? “I’m bored”? ”I’m dead”? Whatever people think, COVID, global climate change and the struggle for nearly half […]
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Letter: Plans for the Downs are too much too fast
Over the five years ending December 2021, the town of Scarborough grew by almost 1,600 housing units, an increase of almost 20% in that short period. That included almost 500 new single-family homes and 1,100 new multi-family units. Crossroads Holdings, the developer of the Downs, is asking for an exemption from the town’s Growth Management […]
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Letter: Caterina top choice in June House primary
Primary elections don’t normally attract huge voter interest, especially in newly created districts with no incumbent name recognition. But, if you are a Democrat and live in House District 126, consisting of a dominant bloc of north and west Scarborough territory plus adjacent segments of Saco and Westbrook, I urge you to vote June 14 […]
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Letter: Wait a little longer to clean up gardens
Put down the rake and refold your paper leaf bags, because it is too early to clean up your garden! Many property owners do not realize that beneficial insects and bees spend the winter sheltering in the debris left behind in the fall; the fallen leaves and leftover stalks provide a safe shelter for the […]
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Letter: Caterina is long-term Democratic activist
On Tuesday, June 14, there will be a Democratic primary for House seat 126. One of the candidates is long-term Democratic activist Jean-Marie Caterina. In addition to being a member of the Scarborough Town Council since 2013, Jean-Marie was a former labor commissioner for legislative affairs, a teacher and social worker, and this explains her […]
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Letter: Vote for Amy Kuhn to represent District 111
Amy Kuhn will be a strong voice representing Falmouth as the House District 111 representative in Augusta. For the past three years, she has been a dedicated, trusted leader as the Falmouth Town Council chair. Amy is now running for the seat that was well-served by Rep. Teresa Pierce for four terms. Falmouth is fortunate […]
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Letter: Letter-writer also guilty of the charges he levies
I was rather interested to peruse Jacob George deLyra’s recent communication (“Forecaster guilty of practicing cancel culture,” April 8). From his utilization of the terms – “cancel culture,” “fake news” and “left-leaning media” – he himself is guilty of perpetuating the same misleading entities which he is against. Point in question. Mr. deLyra issued a […]
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Letter: Falmouth student’s poetry moves former teacher
More than 100 students traveled to the Capitol steps April 13 to speak about the beauty of our world through dance, poetry and strong knowledge of what is happening to our climate. Wide grins were displayed by those of us with gray hair in admiration of those young people. We were in pure awe of […]
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Letter: Biden needs to ramp up support for Ukraine
President Lincoln said, “You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” Our current president should take note. A recent NBC poll revealed that 7 in 10 Americans have low confidence in President Joe Biden’s ability […]
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Letter: Collins needs to lean on GOP to support Jackson
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is one of the most qualified Supreme Court nominees ever. I saw two distinct hearings while watching the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the confirmation of Judge Jackson for a seat on the Supreme Court: The first with Democrats offering thoughtful discussion, alternating with the second, an embarrassing Republican Clown Circus […]