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  • Letter: Honor code enforcement shuns due process

    Thanks to Edgar Allen Beem for last week's commentary. That a Yarmouth High School student was apparently interrogated and sentenced by school authorities for an honor-code violation without representation – all based on a Facebook photo submitted by an anonymous source – looks like a...

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    Monday, April 19, 2010 at 10:10 am

  • Letter: Freeport pastor responds

    Stephen Farrand's letter in response to my letter begs for correction. The most up-to-date English translations of the Bible use the word "drunkard" and not the word "alcoholic" because it's not simply referring to those who need treatment, but those who in recent weeks hav... 2

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    Monday, June 15, 2009 at 12:20 pm
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  • Letter: Keep W. Harpswell School

    Michael Estes, principal of West Harpswell School, has estimated that the enrollment of West Harpswell School alone might go down to 58 in two years from the present number 71, but this is only an estimate. Indeed, in the past the school population has been that small. Many good small schools...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, April 20, 2009 at 10:51 am

  • Letter: What are seniors to do?

    Picture this: the country is in the midst of a recession and many people have lost their jobs. You as a retiree have lost up to half of your retirement savings. The cost of most everything has risen, including heating oil, health care, food and transportation and now the town is forecasting a 1...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, April 20, 2009 at 10:39 am

  • Letter: Library thanks artists, businesses

    The Falmouth Memorial Library's third annual month-long Beauty and the Books silent auction raised more than $7,800 for the community's book collection and special programs this year. Sixty-five area artists, crafters, designers and photographers with ages spanning seven decades do...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, April 20, 2009 at 10:33 am

  • Letter: Sister city success

    Thank you to many people and institutions for another successful visit from our sister city in Japan: Bath Middle School, Joe Byrnes, Maine Maritime Museum, Bath Noontime Rotary, Marnee's Cookies, Bath Skate Park, Bath YMCA, Maine Aomori Sister State Advisory Committee, Gulf of Maine Research I...

    • Opinion •
    Monday, April 20, 2009 at 9:11 am

  • Falmouth needs Engine 3

    Closing the Pleasant Hill Fire Station is a decision all of Falmouth should be concerned about. The proposed closure results in a reduction in overall safety.

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    Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at 9:27 am

  • Making 'lemonade'

    On Jan. 2, Soft Trac was one of 26 businesses who suffered the loss of their main office due to a fire that destroyed the building at 500 Route 1 in Yarmouth. While we were determined that we would not let the fire distract us from our mission of giving back to our community by helping nonprofi...

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    Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at 9:21 am

  • Class of '54 wants you

    The Portland High School Class of 1954 is planning its 55th reunion for Sept. 11 and 12. We are looking for these missing classmates: Brad Adams, Sherrill Boyington, Margaret Bruce, Nancy Burr, Betty Conley, Kathryn Coughlin, Mary Driscoll, Roger Filieo, Carlene Gerdes, June Grace, Dorothy Harring...

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    Monday, April 6, 2009

  • Parking problem grows

    I am a student at the Southern Maine Community College. I have been attending this college for almost a year. I have noticed that students do not have much of a parking space. I think staff and students should share all the parking that there is on the college. They should not divide the parkin...

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    Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 11:28 am
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