It’s unfortunate – no, downright disgusting – that on Veterans Day 2020 we have a president and members of the Republican Party who are trying to disrupt the lawful seating of a duly elected president. The veterans whom we honor, including my grandfather, father, aunts and uncles who fought for the freedom to vote and […]
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Letter: Reader thanks good Samaritans
Thank you to the good Samaritans who came to our assistance in the parking lot at Morse Mountain on Monday afternoon, Nov. 9. I had fainted and hit my head after a hike to the beach. They helped my partner get me into the car and followed us all the way to the ER at […]
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Letter: Millet extends thanks following election
I feel so fortunate to live in this beautiful corner of the world and to serve a community of optimistic, hardworking and truly caring citizens. My deepest gratitude goes to the citizens of South Portland, Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough for placing your trust in me for eight productive years as your state senator. I learned […]
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Letter: Balentine missed one truth about Trump
In John Balentine’s glowing admiration for Mr. Trump (“Truths about Trump, part II,” Oct. 23), he listed six truths, but forgot to mention a rather important event: “… And on the seventh day He rested. … oh, no, he played golf.” Sigrid R.E. Fischer-Mishler Harpswell
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Letter: Balentine’s media column an enigma
John Balentine’s recent opinion (“Make the media great again,” Nov. 6) is an enigma. Why? He envisions a future society with “direct sourcing of information … no filtering by editors and reporters …. just direct coverage …. from the newsmaker to news consumer.” In Balentine’s new world order, propaganda of any sort is, thereby, legitimized. […]
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Letter: Falmouth EMT resignations cause for great concern
I am writing because I recently learned that Sarah Beliveau and Erik Knudsen, two longtime Falmouth EMTs, unexpectedly resigned. That is a cause for great concern. These two individuals have been with the Falmouth EMTs for decades. They are two of the “faces of Falmouth” that many of us have known about and worked with […]
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Letter: Police need to address racial slur in Yarmouth
We are members of the Black Student Alliance at Yarmouth High School. Our goal is to bring awareness to topics that African Americans and Black people face by having safe discussions about ways to eliminate racism, prejudice, inequality, discrimination and more. We represent and amplify our Black students’ voices and concerns on topics, especially those […]
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Letter: Trump exposed his own bias, not media’s
In John Balentine’s column, “Make the media great again” (Nov. 4), he writes, “If nothing else, we should thank Trump for exposing mainstream media’s biases.” Actually, what Trump did was reinforce the role of the media in preserving our democracy. He coddled dictators from Russia, Saudi Arabia and North Korea, who allow no criticism from […]
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Letter: Carney extends thanks in wake of Senate campaign
Thanks to all who made the Nov. 3 election a success. The South Portland, Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough clerks and Maine’s secretary of state have worked for months to allow voters to cast ballots safely and securely by mail, drop off or in person. As a candidate and voter, I appreciate all the election workers […]
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Letter: Another response to ‘Truths about Trump’ column
Mr. Balentine: In response to your month of political opinion 1. You left out one “P” word: propaganda. Describing the Trump deal-making in the Middle East as “peace agreement” is hard to swallow. Do you remember that the official U.S. position has been a two-state solution? 2. Trump by his own admission lied to the […]