In an era of cost-cutting undertaken by business entities, The Forecaster should seriously consider eliminating John Balentine’s “Here’s Something” column and, thereafter, provide a portion of the cost-saving(s) to a local food bank. Why am I so harsh? The preparation of his weekly column does not require any research or original observations/thoughts, i.e., no “deep […]
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Letter: Poppy Arford supports Maine Dems’ values
Poppy Arford is the Democratic candidate for the state legislature, District 49. As a Democrat, her positions on issues and guidance for legislation is clearly and succinctly outlined in the values of the Maine Democratic Party – mainedems.org – and on her website, poppy4staterep.com. Sadly, the current political climate is such that any thought of […]
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Letter: Trump speaks for those who don’t dare speak for themselves
This is meant to be a friendly message to Mr. Beem in regard to his question, how can an active duty military person or veteran support Trump (“Veterans for Trump?”, Aug. 28)? I am a great fan of his, but feel that his question might be a tiny bit disingenuous. I am a 71-year-old woman […]
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Letter: Anderson the right choice for Scarborough council
Hello, Scarborough, I am writing to ask you to consider joining me in voting for Jon Anderson for Scarborough Town Council. Jon is smart, articulate, well researched and thoughtful. He and I do not always agree on issues, but what I like most about Jon is how he responds to disagreement. Instead of getting angry […]
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Letter: Balentine needs to spend more time on research
John Balentine’s opinion piece of Aug. 20 (“Pandemic pet peeves, part I”), had at least two falsehoods in it. Neither the Great Plague of London nor the Spanish flu were named after their origination in those two locations. Both came from elsewhere. Perhaps if John spent a little more time researching his opinions, instead of […]
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Letter: Collins’ tenure needs to come to an end
Are you better off now than you were 24 years ago? That is how long Susan Collins has served Maine in the U.S. Senate. The press describes Collins as a moderate. According to Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight, she has supported Trump 67.9% of the time. During her tenure the U.S. has seen growing wealth disparity, […]
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Letter: Opening schools in face of pandemic could be devastating
I’m a terrible optimist. I keep looking for some indication that our American society is not as dumbed-down as I think it is. The opening of schools is not only dumb, but insane! Wake up. There is no such thing as a normal pre-COVID-19 life for school-age children. Normal no longer exists. The virus is […]
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Letter: Yarmouth representative endorses Bell for House 47
I am pleased to endorse Art Bell to serve as the next state representative for Yarmouth, Chebeague Island and Long Island. Having held this position for the last eight years, and based on our long friendship and working relationship, I know he possesses the experience, values, spirit of collaboration and courage necessary to vigorously advance […]
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Letter: Maritime warehouse proponents’ numbers don’t add up
Supporters of a proposed maritime warehouse for Portland’s waterfront continue to avoid clear-headed analysis of market demand. Most of the frozen food stored in the warehouse would be trucked in – and trucked out. Tens of thousands of tractor trailers with no connection to Portland’s working waterfront would add to West Commercial Street congestion every year. […]
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Letter: SoPo commission asks for stay on development projects
The South Portland Conservation Commission respectfully requests that the City Council strongly consider approving a six-month moratorium on development projects of more than two units in the city starting May 1, 2020, and extending through Oct. 31, 2020. We also support the South Portland Land Trust efforts to encourage a moratorium. Our reasons for making […]