I’m joining my brother-in-thought, John Balentine, in requesting that Mommie Dearest, Gov. Mills, set us free. Like John, I grieve over the spousal abuse, child abuse, loss of dignity and pride, laziness, despair and general ruination that I see. And that’s just on my own block. Maine is the oldest state in the nation. It […]
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Letter: Not enough words for how wrong Beem is
While I am used to the vitriol, deceit and truth twisting which characterize Edgar Allen Beem’s columns, his “The selfish minority” piece achieves new highs for mendacity and hypocrisy. But maybe I am being too judgmental. Perhaps he is deserving of pity, not scorn, as he seems to have difficulty in assessing reality and a […]
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Letter: Support Sara Gideon for US Senate
I now live at Ocean View Retirement Community in Falmouth, but lived in South Freeport for many years before and that is when I first met Sara Gideon. At that time she was running for Freeport Town Council. She was also very young, and very sincere, when she knocked on our door asking for our […]
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Letter: Forecaster missed several points about Falmouth project
Although last week’s “Planners postpone vote on Falmouth project” attempted to report proceedings of the May 5 Falmouth Planning Board meeting, several important points were missed. Notably, to an objective listener, it was virtually clear that final acceptance of the West Falmouth Development, LLC was a foregone conclusion. The Planning Board stated its intention to […]
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Letter: Sachs is a common sense House candidate
Cast your Freeport/Pownal vote for Melanie Sachs in the Maine state primary July 14. Long before the COVID-19 pandemic swept the nation and the world, Melanie Sachs has been working for the people of Maine. Melanie has proven herself in all levels of government, serving locally on the Freeport Town Council both as chairwoman and […]
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Letter: Balentine disrespects readers with Fox News tactics
John Balentine returns with another false choice draped in an illogical and overly emotional appeal to American history. He deliberately spins out of context a quote by an 18th century politician who is actually complaining about a lack of democracy and then warps it by assuming without justification that that historic politician must agree with […]
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Letter: Falmouth family grateful for response to birthday
Thank you to the Falmouth Fire-EMS, Falmouth Police and Skillins Greenhouse for going the extra mile to recognize Mary T. Honan’s birthday. On May 6, she celebrated 95 years of life and living in Falmouth, still in the house she grew up in on Foreside Road. In these challenging times of sheltering-at-home, her family couldn’t […]
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Letter: Beem’s bias prompts fact checking on ‘Trump virus’
After reading Edgar Allen Beem’s April 16 column, “Trump virus,” full of Beem’s usual vitriol and hatred for all things Trump, I felt compelled to respond. Here are the facts: Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s report on Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act abuse found “apparent errors or inadequately supported facts” in 29 FBI FISA applications: “at least […]
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Letter: Balentine should read Beem’s column to understand majority
In general, at age 73, there are few things in life which prompt me to leave my bed in the morning. This situation is true six days a week. However, every Friday, I jump out of bed, blood pressure elevated, heart rate up. Why? I know John Balentine’s column will appear in The Forecaster and […]
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Letter: Greene is ‘perfect candidate’ for SoPo, Cape and Scarborough
Sari Greene is the perfect candidate for the Democratic nomination for Maine State Senate for District 29 of South Portland, Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough. Her background, skills, values, experience and priorities are excellent for getting Maine back on its economic feet after the pandemic while continuing to promote a healthy environment. Sari has long-term professional […]