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  • Letter: Scarborough Planning Board erred

    I am writing about the Scarborough Planning Board’s decision to approve the Lighthouse Motel’s site plan for their expanded parking lot on Depot Street. What is remarkable about this decision is that the board could have easily tabled approval until all questions were answered and the...

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    Friday, December 18, 2009 at 8:50 am

  • Letter: The rich get richer

    I know four different people who are in danger of losing their homes. In my previous 54 years of existence, I cannot recall knowing even one person who was in this situation. These are all good people, all with families, all hard-working people who until recently were getting along just fine. Are...

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    Friday, December 18, 2009

  • Letter: Thanks for Scarborough land bond vote

    On behalf of the Scarborough Land Conservation Trust and its officers, directors and supporters, I would like to thank the citizens of Scarborough for their overwhelming support of the recent Land Bond Referendum, and the mandate for continued land conservation purchases ...

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    Friday, December 18, 2009

  • Letter: Forward thinking, quick action pay off

    During the Greely High School performance of "Anything Goes," a grandfather of one of the performers on stage collapsed in the audience. Many people quickly came to his aid. Those in the audience comfortable with emergency resuscitation began an assessment and started CPR. With no palpable puls...

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    Thursday, December 17, 2009

  • Letter: Food pantry values Falmouth's support

    In this time of festive holiday celebrations, the managers and clients of the Falmouth Food Pantry want to express our gratitude to the many members of the community who have generously supported this organization. There are currently over 40 hard-working, dedicated volunteers now committed to t...

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    Thursday, December 17, 2009

  • Letter: Nurses thank Falmouth community

    The Falmouth school nurses would like to thank the wonderful volunteers who contributed to Falmouth’s public health by assisting at our three successful flu clinics. We vaccinated over 1,000 students against the seasonal flu and over 1,400 students against H1N1. It was a true community ef...

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    Thursday, December 17, 2009

  • Superintendent's Notebook: Turning crisis into opportunity

    Portland has the only school system in Maine with four high schools: Portland High School, Deering High School, Casco Bay High School and Portland Arts and Technology High School (PATHS). Over the years, each school has developed its own schedule.  As a result, the schools differ in the leng...

    James C. Morse Sr. • Opinion •
    Wednesday, December 16, 2009

  • The Universal Notebook: Get government out of the defense business

    According to a November Rasmussen Reports poll, 71 percent of Americans are to some degree angry with Washington. We know why conservatives are angry. They nearly destroyed the country and now, powerless and marginalized, they refuse to help fix it, preferring to sit on the sidelines cheering for... 5

    Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
    Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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