RE: Diane Robinson of Wiscasset’s letter In your recent letter you accuse one of Maine’s newest citizens of not knowing anything about history or racism (“Columnist needs lessons in history, racism,” Jan. 15). I think it’s fair to say you don’t know anything about Abdi Nor Iftin. Personally, I much appreciate his views and welcome […]
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Letter: Balentine missed several Trump accomplishments
John Balentine, you seemed to miss some Trump accomplishments in your recent article (“Trump’s legacy,” Jan. 14). Tax cuts were for corporations and the 1%. A stimulus dumped on an expanding economy was ill-timed and now the GOP is worried about deficits. What a surprise. If you like judges who are living in the 1700s, […]
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Letter: Martin hit the mark, Balentine missed it
The Jan. 14 opinion page was striking in the contrast between Heather Martin’s plea for the revival of truth-telling (“Make truth-telling great again”) and John Balentine’s insistence on ignoring this plea by publishing 11 of his favorite lies from the last four years (“Trump’s legacy”). No, John, poor people are not relieved because they no […]
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Letter: The US needs stricter gun control
Schools were forever changed with the high-profile shootings at Columbine High School in Colorado in 1997. As a Maine public school teacher at that time, our staff met and came up with an “active shooter” plan to keep our staff and students safe. Since that time over 100 shootings have occurred on educational campuses across […]
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Letter: Make Maine’s Clean Action Plan a reality
I sit nursing my son while watching the weather report, which shows more days of above-average temperatures. On one hand, this makes juggling walking a hyperactive dog with a 3-month-old a lot easier; we can go outside without worry of freezing. I’m sure we are all grateful for the temperate days just as this summer’s […]
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Letter: School department extends thanks to toy drive contributors
On behalf of the South Portland School Department and the families we serve, I would like to recognize the efforts of Liz Darling at Maine Roofing for coordinating the South Portland Toy Drive. This year marked the drive’s ninth year. Liz and her team work tirelessly each year to raise money and to procure donations […]
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Letter: Bath resident weighs in on Trump’s triumphs
I loved John Balentine’s column, listing Donald Trump’s many achievements (“Trump’s legacy,” Jan. 15). Its brilliance lies in its being, basically, a list. It is a rule of journalism that you cannot lie in a list, so what he says must be true, including the increased security we all enjoy due to “a more effective […]
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Letter: Reader sees value in all Forecaster columnists
I look forward to reading the thoughts and opinions expressed each week in The Forecaster. It’s good to know the ideas and opinions of our local neighbors, as opposed to the professionals in the national media. I like the positive thinking Heather Martin gives us and the valuable perspective of a new American, Abdi Iftin. […]
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Letter: Past ideologies have nothing to do with historic Maine flag
As I flipped through the Jan. 14 edition of The Northern Forecaster, I was surprised to read in a letter to the editor that not all of my fellow Mainers share my enthusiasm for Maine’s possible change in the state flag (“Leave the Maine state flag alone,” Jan. 14). Though I disagreed with many of […]
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Letter: Congress: Revise Electoral Count Act
One of the first actions of the 117th U.S. Congress should be to revise the Electoral Count Act of 1887. The act was the basis of the recent certification vote that Congress took on Jan. 6 and the protest/riot that accompanied it. Altering the wording of this act is one way we can safeguard our […]