I was an early childhood teacher for 40-plus years. I taught teachers at the University of New England while serving as the director of the UNE children’s center. I founded Cocoons Day School in Kennebunk. I’m extraordinarily worried about the future of early childhood education in Maine. The average childcare teacher in Maine earns an […]
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Letter: Stand up for fairness and safety
As a lifelong female athlete and former athletic scholarship recipient, I want to express my agreement with Tom Moyer’s recent letter in the Kennebunk Post advocating for policies consistent with Title IX, which was enacted in 1972. I personally benefited from Title IX nearly a decade after its passage, earning a partial athletic scholarship for […]
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Letter: Take down barriers to kayak launch area
It was nice to see that wonderful picture of the now retired couple who spent years manning and taking care of Goat Island Lighthouse. It was always such a pleasure visiting them, by kayak or boat, as they always welcomed us and gladly showed us around. They will be greatly missed. Unfortunately, future visits won’t […]
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Letter: Support all students
Two individuals attended the Feb. RSU 21 School Board meeting to spread inaccurate and harmful information. These men were there to share personal opinions that are unfounded and not supported by professional medical associations, psychiatric societies, or educational institutions. They are, sadly, invested in speaking poor quality, harmful information, and stories that are divisive and […]
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Letter: Performance standards needed for state agencies
I just returned home after a week away, picked up the Kennebunk Post and, sure enough, “Maine labor leaders and progressive advocates on Monday urged lawmakers to increase income taxes on wealthier residents …” So, we have state budget surpluses of $562 million (2022), $141 million (2023) and $94 million (2024) and now Maine labor […]
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Letters – Enact policy consistent with Title IX
I have two granddaughters who may want to play in school sports when they are a little older. Title IX is a federal law designed to create safe, fair and equal athletic opportunities for girls and women in educational settings that receive federal funds. RSU 21 receives federal funds. Title IX preserves sex-based distinctions for […]
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Letters – Too many details are unknown
The upcoming election on Feb. 11 will ask voters to choose between a three-year contract renewal with Casella and a 30-year contract with Ecomaine. Some members of the Kennebunk Select Board have endorsed the 30-year agreement with Ecomaine stating it would be cheaper in the long run. This differs from earlier statements from the board […]
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Letters – Speak up in support
I made a mistake. I should have spoken up, but I didn’t. I let feelings of frustration, fury, and wanting to “get it right” get in the way of standing up to some hateful and harmful words spoken at the RSU 21 School Board meeting on Monday, Feb. 3, during the public comment period. Here’s […]
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Letters to the Editor
Thanks for lobster trap compost bins I would like to thank the town of Kennebunk’s Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Committee for the lobster trap compost bins they gave out to the community last fall. In the spring of 2024, members of the committee, in conjunction with town staff, applied for and received a Maine DEP […]
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Library is link to past, connection to future This past Tuesday, members of the Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library Association held their annual meeting in the Community Room. How often we walk through the old brick library taking only a passing interest in the portrait of Abbott Graves, who, along with his wife, Montie, […]