We need to address the lack of sidewalks in the Yarmouth, Falmouth and Cumberland areas. As an enthusiastic runner and cyclist, I have come to cherish the beauty of our communities, but I am deeply concerned about the safety risks I and others face when navigating certain routes. Specifically, I often find myself doing long […]
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Letter: Showcasing clamming again at Yarmouth Clam Festival
The Clam Festival in Yarmouth has a rich history, starting with the Millionth Visitor Day Parade and merging with Howard Small’s Vacationland Fair, to eventually become the official Clam Festival in 1966. Over the years, the Clam Festival featured various events. Some traditions remain, including the parade, clams, carnival and firefighters’ muster. Any revenue from […]
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Letter: Affirmative action ruling a good thing for everyone
I disagree with Abdi Nor Iftin’s July 5 “Through My Lens” opinion article, “Affirmative action ruling hurts immigrants and everyone else.” In that U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the use of race as a factor in college admissions was rejected, citing it as a violation of the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment equal protection clause. The ruling […]
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Letter: Elected officials fail to represent the people
I want to remind every elected official from councilors and select board members to the senators and representatives in Augusta and Washington, D.C., that they were not elected because they know more or are smarter than I am; they were elected because they promised to represent me. They pledged to educate themselves about policies and […]
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Mainewhile: Acknowledging natives’ contributions to the Constitution
Recently, in honor of the Fourth of July, I spent some time looking at the Declaration of Independence. It seems only right to spend a moment on the sister document, the Constitution of the United States. Of the two, the Constitution is my favorite. It has a real “roll up your sleeves and get to […]
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Forum: One-size-fits-all corporate mentality a scourge on state
A century-old Midcoast Maine institution is quietly suffering from a hostile takeover. I have spent my past 12 summers, and as many long weekends as my work-from-home job allows, in Phippsburg, a town suspended in a bygone era, where time goes by a little slower than where I come from. Maybe it’s the early sunrises […]
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Through My Lens: Termination of affirmative action hurts immigrants and everyone else
The U.S. Supreme Court’s termination last week of affirmative action in college admissions is a devastating blow for Black immigrants pursuing the American dream. It undermines the need for a support system to aid Black and minority students who have hopes of reaching their highest education potential. Having personally experienced education in both Maine and […]
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Mainewhile: Pondering Declaration of Independence concepts in today’s world
Back in the day when the kids were little, my best friend from college brought her family to visit every Fourth of July. This meant, among other things, that on the morning of the Fourth itself, the entire house was woken, bright and very, very early by her husband belting out, “When in the course […]
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Mainewhile: Let’s turn the volume off on Fourth of July fireworks
Setting aside, for now, the complicated origin story, I love the Fourth of July. Cookouts, watermelon, lawn games, swimming holes and a nighttime filled with explosions of color as an entire field of people chorus “ooh” and “ahh” in unison. In the mental scrapbook of my mind, one year stands out particularly. I was about […]
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Mainewhile: Maine boring? There’s an upside to that
Did you see that “study” just released with the headline, “Maine voted most boring state?” OK, I am paraphrasing a bit here because I can’t seem to find the original clickbait that scrolled across my screen, but it was something very much like that. When I first saw the headline, I laughed and just kept […]