No special session for electoral changes Maine’s system of voting for president is fair, unique and should be a model for other states Previously, I have expressed concern with proposals to nullify the voices of Maine citizens by making radical changes to our elections. Specifically, I wrote that the national Popular Vote Interstate Compact approved […]
Lakes Region Weekly Letters
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Letter: 2024 Drive Fore Kids had big impact
We are judged by the company we keep. Drive Fore Kids, one of Maine’s largest multi-day events to benefit the MaineHealth Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital and Dempsey Center, took place June 20-23 at Falmouth Country Club. The second annual Drive Fore Kids celebrity golf tournament and new “Down on the Range” concert featuring 12 O/C, […]
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Elections letters
Letters to the Editor endorsing candidates in the Nov. 7 election must be limited to 150 words. The deadline for submission is Oct. 20. Email to: editor@theforecaster.net.
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Letter: Windham reader wants high gas prices addressed
Help me and the rest of Windham understand why gas prices in Windham are always among the highest in the area, and why gas stations in town are the first to raise prices and the last and slowest to lower them. I challenge local gas station owners to explain themselves.Gas prices have been dropping in […]
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Letter: Act now to address abortion access crisis
We are in a crisis moment for abortion access. Nearly half of all women of reproductive age – over 36 million women and even more transgender and nonbinary people that could need an abortion – have lost access to safe, legal abortion in the United States. As a supporter of reproductive health care, I am […]
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Letter: Bagshaw would work for Windham in Augusta
I am writing in support of Barbara Bagshaw for House District 106 on the eastern side of Windham. I’ve lived here for nearly three decades, and in recent years, I’ve felt like I’m living in the 1770s: taxation without representation. Our reps may have lost sight of who works for whom. Barbara Bagshaw gets it […]
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Letter: Vote Bagshaw to represent Windham
A vote for Barbara Bagshaw (House District 106 to represent Windham) June 14 is a vote for your civil liberties. Are you looking for change or more of the same old, same old? She has lived in Windham for 35 years and loves her town and community. Bagshaw loves serving others, both locally and abroad. […]
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Letter: Bagshaw is the candidate for House District 106
I am writing to let you know Barbara Bagshaw should be your candidate for state representative in the upcoming election. A fresh vision with years of experience in the community of Windham, this great state of Maine and around the globe. Where experience matters, Barbara has served the people at every level. She has 25 […]
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Letter: Support legislation to improve kids’ dental health
As a retired pediatric public health nurse and nursing professor, I spent my whole career witnessing how important good oral health is for a healthy childhood. It is heartbreaking to see children suffering from pain and abscesses that could have been avoided with prevention and early intervention. Our family benefitted from having employer-sponsored dental insurance […]
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Letter: Balentine should be more inclusive, not divisive
To John Balentine, I found your Feb. 9 column, “COVID lockdown story points to media failings,” misleading, lacking integrity and indicative of a type of writing that spreads misinformation. Your editorial suggests that because the media as a whole did not focus on a certain “John Hopkins study” this indicates the failure of media as […]