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  • Letter: Elect Sanchez to SAD 51 board

    I am writing to encourage School Administrative District 51 residents to vote for Gigi Sanchez for School Board in the upcoming elections. I know Gigi through youth athletics, specifically girls lacrosse. She is a “roll-your-sleeves-up” person who is generous with her time and talents...

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

  • The Universal Notebook: Pictures of childhood

    One of the prize artifacts of childhood in our family is a photograph of my mother, age 4, standing on the wheel of Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis as it sat on the sands of Old Orchard Beach in July of 1927. Two months before, Lindbergh had made history by making the first n...

    Edgar Allen Beem • Opinion •
    Monday, May 20, 2013 at 11:00 am
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  • Letter: Goldberg for Falmouth Town Council

    I am thrilled that Dave Goldberg has decided to run for Falmouth Town Council. Dave’s vision of and commitment to a bright future for Falmouth is self-evident. In particular, Dave and I share a connection that is rooted in our commitment to investing in top-notch schools. Dave and I,...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, May 13, 2013 at 11:00 am

  • Letter: Former Navy base ideal for Brunswick rec

    What a fantastic idea of moving the Brunswick Recreation Department to Brunswick Landing. I've lived on the east side of town most of my life, having to travel to the other side of town for all the sporting events. Usually we never hear about things being cancelled until we are already at the fie...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, May 13, 2013 at 10:50 am

  • Letter: Harrington the 'ideal' choice for Falmouth

    Clare Harrington is an ideal Falmouth School Board candidate. I have known Clare for nine years both as a parent and a fellow educator, and can confidently say she is knowledgeable, hard-working and fair. Notably, she was recently awarded enrollment in a very small and selective STEM leadership t...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, May 13, 2013 at 9:40 am

  • Letter: Bickerstaff, Harrington for Falmouth School Board

    It takes integrity, competence and common sense to govern a school system. That’s why I support Caryn Bickerstaff and Clare Harrington for the two open positions on the Falmouth School Board. The wife of an Iraqi War veteran, Caryn volunteered her time in the Falmouth schools, learni...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, May 13, 2013 at 9:30 am

  • Letter: Anderson for Falmouth Town Council

    I support Russ Anderson for Falmouth Town Council. What impresses me the most about Russ is his command of the issues that are presently before our council as well as those that are on the horizon. In my view, his command of the issues and processes, by which Falmouth is governed, is critical to ...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, May 13, 2013 at 9:30 am

  • Letter: Yarmouth High School ignores its 'core values'

    Yarmouth’s student code is designed to "reinforce Yarmouth’s Core Values”: honesty, integrity, trustworthiness, loyalty, fairness, caring, respect, citizenship, pursuit of quality and positive self-esteem. YHS parents or students often find pictures of other students in c...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, May 13, 2013 at 9:20 am

  • Letter: Falmouth board member regrets budget vote

    As the only negative vote on two issues bought before the Falmouth School Board in early April, I wanted to now admit that my vote against the budget was based upon a false assumption, one cleared up by my wife, not anyone in the faculty, administration or Falmouth School Board. The vote was a co...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, May 13, 2013 at 9:10 am

  • Letter: Congress Square Plaza column ignored facts

    If Marian McCue's Forecaster Forum about Congress Square Plaza appeared 30 years ago, it would have been on target. Today it is an opinion...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, May 13, 2013 at 9:00 am
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