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  • The Universal Notebook: Is there hope for Obama?

    Republicans tend to think that all Democrats love President Barack Obama and follow him blindly into the hopeful future. Not so. Especially not now. When then-Sen. Obama first announced that he was running for the presidency, my initial reaction was that he lacked the essential expe...

    Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
    Monday, June 17, 2013 at 11:10 am

  • Abby's Road: The challenges of gift giving

    I like to give gifts that can be measured calorically. In my book, you haven’t really said thank you, or Happy Birthday, or sorry about your appendix, if you haven’t handed over a bottle of wine, or a cake made of cookies, or the gluten-free brownies you doubt are at all enjoyable.

    Abby Diaz • Opinion •
    Monday, June 17, 2013 at 11:00 am
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  • Superintendent's Notebook: Portland grads follow many paths to diplomas

    I’ve just finished my first graduation season in the Portland Public Schools. I was struck by how many paths students followed to reach the moment when they walked across the stage and received their diplomas. Some literally crossed oceans. Arriving in Portland as immigrants, refugee...

    Emmanuel Caulk • Opinion •
    Monday, June 17, 2013 at 10:50 am

  • Letter: Route 1 vote was wrong for Falmouth

    I was distressed to read of the extremely close vote in Falmouth for the Route 1 project. I understand the vote was 1,240 "for" and 1,151 "against." I feel that close vote is telling us something; the difference is only 89 votes. I cannot understand why there is not an automatic rec...

    Opinion •
    Monday, June 17, 2013 at 10:30 am

  • Letter: Falmouth schools remain among the best

    I want to thank the voters of Falmouth for allowing me to serve the school system from which I graduated 61 years ago this month. I also want to congratulate the two winners of the recent election to the School Board and echo the comments made in this paper by the two losers, who are looking for ...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, June 17, 2013 at 10:20 am

  • Letter: Barker has been a gift to Yarmouth schools

    The Yarmouth School Department has been beyond lucky to be led by Ron Barker as intern superintendent for the past few months. It should be acknowledged that Barker graciously stepped up to fill big shoes in Yarmouth at a very difficult time. He has dealt with controversial issues, such as the sc...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, June 17, 2013 at 10:20 am

  • Letter: Beem ignores Maine's active seminaries

    Edgar Allen Beem recently lamented the loss of Bangor Theological Seminary as another blow to the Christian community in the ongoing drive towards secularism in our country. The fact is that Bangor Theological joined the secular movement years ago and its decline and ultimate closure is in some p...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, June 17, 2013 at 10:10 am

  • Letter: Maine should mandate full-day kindergarten

    I encourage readers to support funding LD 1143, "An Act to Provide Full Day Kindergarten Programs,” to mandate full-day kindergarten in all districts in Maine. Early childhood is an incredibly formative time for children both academically and socio-emotionally, and school systems nee...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, June 17, 2013 at 10:10 am

  • Letter: Yarmouth, NYA teams exemplify sportsmanship

    As Michael Hoffer so ably noted in The Forecaster, Yarmouth and North Yarmouth Academy are long-time boys lacrosse rivals and played a close, hard-fought playoff game that was in doubt until the final second. The final and deciding goal was scored in the waning minutes as the result of a momentar...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, June 17, 2013 at 10:00 am

  • Letter: Piping tar sands is 'courting disaster'

    Portland Pipe Line Corp. is one of the most respected businesses in our area. The company has acted responsibly over these many years to preserve and protect our water, while shipping in oil – and our land, while piping out the crude to be refined. However, even Portland Pipe Li...

    Opinion •
    Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 11:00 am
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