Opinion

Letter: Don't 'fix' Willard Beach

The debate over dogs on Willard Beach in South Portland has now turned into a referendum with slogans of "Save the Beach" and "Share the Beach." What are we saving it from?

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Monday, September 21, 2009 at 10:20 am
Letter: Join the Mid-Coast Memory Walk

Please put Saturday, Sept. 26 on your calendar – take a nice three-mile walk from the Topsham Town Hall to Bowdoin College and back to support the Alzheimer's Association. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and we walk at 9 a.m. Over 150 walkers are expected for this annual event and we are pleased to...

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Monday, September 21, 2009 at 10:10 am
Letter: Bounty of Harvest Lunch Week

Last week, the elementary schools in Cumberland and North Yarmouth celebrated Maine's Harvest Lunch Week. School lunches featured local foods, including beef, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, peppers, corn and apples. From the reports I've received, the tacos tasted better than ever and t...

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Monday, September 21, 2009 at 10:00 am
Letter: Praise for Yarmouth Rescue

We recently called Yarmouth Rescue for my husband. Within five minutes an EMT-trained Yarmouth police officer arrived, did an evaluation and administered oxygen. In another 10 minutes the Yarmouth Rescue vehicle arrived with a very efficient and thoroughly trained crew. Bob was further evaluated, di...

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Monday, September 21, 2009 at 9:40 am
Letter: What nursing shortage?

I just turned 62 a couple of weeks ago. I've been a registered nurse for over 45 years. I got a bachelor's degree from Olivet Nazarene University in Kankakee, IL. Like Edgar Allen Beem, I'm "Underemployed or unemployed." I apply weekly to Maine Medical Center, Mercy Hospital, Martin's P...

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Monday, September 21, 2009 at 9:20 am
Forecaster Forum: Employees make the difference at Oxford Aviation

As I read The Forecaster article "Firm with eyes on Brunswick base thrives on public funds, political connections" about Oxford Aviation, I immediately thought of the employees in the hangar, dili...

Jim Horowitz • Opinion •
Friday, September 18, 2009 at 2:00 pm
The Universal Notebook: In the spirit of health-care compromise

Back in 1980, my lovely young bride chipped a tooth. Young and foolish and head over heels in love, we had no money, no jobs and no insurance. Fortunately, we were in Scotland at the time. As a college student studying in the UK, Carolyn was covered by National Health. A dentist in ... 2

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Superintendent's Notebook: The power of a caring adult

The staff of the Portland Public Schools inspired me on their first day back at work after the summer break. I want to share that inspiration with you. I had first-day-of-school jitters before an opening-day gathering of staff in the Portland Expo. Everyone was invited – bus drivers, food...

James C. Morse Sr. • Opinion •
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Letter: Thanks for cleaning up Mackworth

Many thanks to the folks who cleaned up the shores of Maine this past weekend as part of the International Coastal Cleanup. Special thanks to the crew from St. Mary the Virgin Church, who picked up trash along the shoreline of Mackworth Island and the causeway to it. Mackworth looks so prist...

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Monday, September 14, 2009 at 10:32 am
Letter: Civility lost in Scarborough

I am not concerned about whether the Scarborough Town Council was correct or incorrect on their final decision on Depot Road. The choice was made by a majority of our duly elected councilors. I am convinced all parties had more than ample opportunity for their beliefs and concerns to be heard,...

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Monday, September 14, 2009 at 9:40 am