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  • Abby's Road: Feeling like a mom

    When I was a new mother, I was asked when I first really “felt like a mom.” I’m not sure if this is a common question for new mothers, or if I was uniquely targeted because those around me wanted to be sure I realized that I was, in fact, a mother. I have spent the past f...

    Abby Diaz • Opinion •
    Monday, March 11, 2013 at 11:40 am

  • Letter: Sequester is death-knell of The Great Society

    March 1 was a watershed date in American history, and the media, markets and people yawned. The contrived deficit war is over and the GOP/tea party won. Conservatives and tea party provocateurs gained their greatest leap toward "small government," aimed for since the administration of Rona...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, March 11, 2013 at 11:20 am

  • Letter: Don't believe the tar-sands advocates

    I'm not surprised Canadian representatives advocating carrying tar-sands oil from Alberta to Portland came here with their dog-and-pony show (...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, March 11, 2013 at 11:10 am

  • Letter: Maine's U.S. senators on the right track

    As our country officially gets hit with the “sequester” spending cuts, which both parties agree are a poor way to address our national debt, I would like to point out that Maine’s politicians are doing a much better job than most at taking these issues seriously. I applaud their...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, March 11, 2013 at 11:00 am

  • Letter: Beem is right about reading with kids

    Children’s literature is a great equalizer, as noted in Edgar Allen Beem’s recent column, "Grampy reads 'Gumpy'". In the true spirit of bipartisanship he lovingly described the power of picture...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, March 11, 2013 at 10:50 am

  • Letter: Portland should recognize its 'Education District'

    I am writing in response to “Portland’s 'Education District' Hopes for Recognition” (Feb. 12). What a splendid idea by Ms. S...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, March 11, 2013 at 10:40 am

  • Letter: Gun take-back by police a 'missed opportunity'

    Regarding your article “Police say firearms collection hits target market” in the Feb. 28 issue, the gun donation program described in the article that was supervised by the Maine State Police r...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, March 11, 2013 at 10:30 am

  • Letter: Tracy for Freeport Town Council

    Freeport Town Council District 2 candidate Sarah Tracy and I have had the opportunity to be side by side in support of each other as moms, friends, in business and in fundraising for many great local causes. She is an amazing inspiration to me in all of these arenas. Sarah is never negative; rath...

    • Opinion •
    Thursday, March 7, 2013
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