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Community Calendar: Oct. 17-28

Greater Portland Benefits Saturday 10/27 Yarmouth Pumpkin Run 5K and Fun Run, 9 a.m., to benefit the Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth High School, 286 West Elm St., Yarmouth, marcia_noyes@yarmouthscho...

Community •
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 12:20 pm

Arts Calendar: Oct. 17-28

Greater Portland Books & Authors Wednesday 10/17

Lifestyle •
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 12:20 pm

Letter: Protect everyone's right to marry

I am writing to express my heartfelt support for marriage equality and urge all readers to vote yes on Question 1 this November. As a lawyer, I have been trained to argue and defend either side of most any issue; however, I find it impossible to craft a rational, constitutional argument upholding...

• Opinion •
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 11:40 am

Letter: Falmouth bus shows town's vision

As an employee of the Iris Network with a 35-year career in assisting Maine residents with blindness and visual impairment, I am watching the Falmouth vote on public bus service with concern.

• Opinion •
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 11:30 am

Letter: Bus is a benefit to all of Falmouth

As a Falmouth citizen who has never ridden the Falmouth METRO bus, I’m writing to encourage voters to support the bus and vote no on Falmouth Question 1. Why? Because we non-riders all benefit from having this service. It brings people to our businesses to shop and...

• Opinion •
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 11:20 am

Letter: Maine needs Woodbury's experience

You wouldn't send an expert economist out to hunt down Osama Bin Laden. That's a job for a Navy SEAL. So don't send a Navy SEAL to Augusta to do the job of an expert economist. Maine needs Dick Woodbury's economic expertise and leadership more than ever. The economy is at the top of the li...

• Opinion •
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 11:10 am

Letter: Stay the course with Woodbury

State Sen. Dick Woodbury is a smart, caring, independent legislator with almost eight years of Maine legislative experience, and an economist with a proven bipartisan record – especially during the last divisive session. Chris Tyll is a nice guy who owns a business and served in the militar...

• Opinion •
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 11:00 am

Letter: Nelson deserves another term in Augusta

State Rep. Mary Nelson has represented Falmouth effectively in the Legislature for four years. As a former chairwoman of our Town Council, she is keenly aware of how actions taken in Augusta can impact our local budget. As a member of the Legislature’s Education & Cultural Affairs Commi...

• Opinion •
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 10:10 am

Letter: Re-elect Nelson as Falmouth representative

Please add my voice to those endorsing the re-election of Rep. Mary Nelson to the Maine House of Representatives in District 112.

• Opinion •
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 10:10 am

Letter: Keep the Falmouth Flyer running

I am a Portland resident urging Falmouth voters to defeat local Question 1, to save the Falmouth Flyer bus. I am a nurse practitioner working in Falmouth, having recently moved to Portland. Believing the bus to be a consistent and logical transportation option, I sold my car to commit to l...

• Opinion •
Monday, October 15, 2012 at 9:50 am
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