Opinion

Letter: Scarborough council's arrogance

It's long been realized that unhealthy ego leads to arrogance and arrogance can lead to abuse and abuse can create superheated ego. And so the cycle goes. Scarborough residents, who are watching, have just witnessed a classic example of that circular scenario with the abuse of power demonstrat...

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Letter: South Portland decision unhealthy

It was with great frustration that I listened to the City Council's decision to not allow citizens to determine the level of compensation for the council and to continue the coverage of health insurance. First, there is a huge inequity that exists on the council at present. Some councilors receive a...

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 9:40 am
Letter: Scarborough council erred

On Aug. 19, Scarborough residents pleaded one more time with the Town Council to reconsider the unfair and unequal land swap of Depot Street with the Lighthouse Motel owners. Once again residents left the meeting in a state of disbelief that the Town Council would not change...

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Monday, August 24, 2009 at 3:00 pm
The Universal Notebook: On the road to recovery

Our all-American addiction to the automobile (an affliction from which I suffer shamefully, by the way) has led Maine to spend some $131 million of its stimulus money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on road and bridge projects. We seem determined to drive our way back to econo...

Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
Monday, August 24, 2009 at 2:50 pm
Letter: No need for Falmouth consultant

I respectfully question why the Falmouth School Board finds it necessary to line another consultant's pockets with our money and then embark on a long and costly search process for a new School Superintendent. Doesn't our School Department have a succession program where each level of supervision is...

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Monday, August 24, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Global Matters: Health care rhetoric is enough to make you sick

It's difficult to imagine a more disheartening display of public discourse than that which has surrounded the recent debate over health care in this country. From the confrontational smack-down between an angry constituent and Sen. Arlen Spector, D-Pa., to the pistol-packing zealot outs... 4

Perry B. Newman • Opinion •
Monday, August 24, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Letter: Cacoulidis deserves support

Plans like John Cacoulidis' desire to erect a high-rise office building in Portland should be accepted with open arms. All too often, however, illogical opposition to such projects runs rampant. A global recession is as good a time as any to call this behavior what it is: nonsensical.

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Monday, August 24, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Letter: Next governor? Rowe

I have regularly read and enjoyed Edgar Allen Beem's columns. He is an excellent writer who usually captures well the essence of Maine. That's why I was so surprised and disappointed by his wild prediction that a newcomer candidate with little, if any, public service experience would become Maine'... 3

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Monday, August 24, 2009 at 10:40 am
Beem divides, unites

As I read The Forecaster's August 13th issue I was amused to note that the subject of all of the letters was Edgar Allen Beem. He is certainly a polarizing figure. I then read his weekly column entitled "A show of hands". Left, Right, Liberal, Conservative; we sh...

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Thursday, August 20, 2009
The purpose of Beem

Edgar Beem's "Glen Beck, the 'Libertarian Limbaugh'" in the July 31 Forecaster caught my eye; Beck and Limbaugh are familiar personalities that I occasionally hear on the radio. The headline implied there might be some discussion on Libertarian views etc. After reading the first paragraph'... 2

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Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 1:13 am