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Opinion

  • We need more like 'Bill'

    Now our country is struggling with the economy. You may think my opinion is not too important to save our economy, but you need to think deeply. I can give you one good example. Everybody knows that after the snow day, the Fire Department has to...

    • Opinion •
    Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 11:16 am

  • Holes in the roads

    I am international student. I have something that would like let you know about holes on the road during winter seasons.   A winter season is going to pass soon and summer will come. It is time for vacation and travelling for everyone who lives here or comes from an...

    • Opinion •
    Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 11:11 am

  • A learning experience that teaches, too

    I am an instructor at Southern Maine Community College and I teach English Language Learners. My students are from all around the globe, taking on the challenges of newness in language, culture, weather and food, to name only a few. One of our lessons this semester in writing class is learning ...

    • Opinion •
    Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 11:03 am

  • If I were king of the forest ...

    Sometimes when I sit at my keyboard, I dream of things that might be. Why settle for elected mayor. I'd be king. Sure I would. That's the ticket. And, with the help of a few stimulus dollars, Portland would be a little economic engine.

    Halsey Frank • Opinion •
    Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 7:45 am

  • No need for rhetoric

    I was aghast to read on the front page of The Forecaster: "N.Yarmouth questions costs; Cumberland fears 'civil war.'" I avidly support North Yarmouth maintaining a strong, healthy relationship with Cumberland (and all of our neighboring towns), and I expect that my town's...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, March 30, 2009 at 2:38 pm

  • Q: What are you doing? A: Delivering news, vapidity in 140 characters or less

    Of all the online social networking sites blasted by critics for promoting self-absorption and narcissism as virtues, Twitter has to be the most targeted. The hatred centers on Twitter's premise, which is to tell friends, or "followers," what you're doing in 140 characters...

    Steve Mistler • Opinion •
    Monday, March 30, 2009 at 11:02 am

  • Falmouth nitty-gritty

    We need to reframe Falmouth's facilities questions from "Should we spend a million dollars converting two antique elementary schools to mixed use, single use or a new Town Hall?" to this: "Should we spend scarce money on old schools or repave Falmouth Road so we won't ruin our ve...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, March 30, 2009 at 10:23 am

  • Analyze this: Confronting personal prejudices

    At a certain point in every life there comes a time when one feels the need to confront his/her prejudices once and for all. For me that time is now. Having just turned 60, I have finally realized, much to my own amazement, that I am not a perfect human being. In fact, I am a deeply flawed and...

    Mo Mehlsak • Opinion •
    Monday, March 30, 2009 at 8:43 am

  • Serve America

    As this economic crisis deepens at the federal, state, and local level, the demand for critical services is going up while the resources to provide these services are going down. At the same time, nonprofit organizations, which are ground zero for providing services in our community, are strug...

    Mo Mehlsak • Opinion •
    Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at 1:15 pm

  • Bartlett Circle's future

    Thank you for the terrific article on Bartlett Circle in your March 19 issue. We are very proud of Bartlett Circle's 33-year history of providing a low-cost, comfortable residential community for Yarmouth elders. In fact, the Southern Maine Council on Aging says we're unique in that we run enti...

    • Opinion •
    Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 7:34 am
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