To the Editor:

A livable wage is the level that is estimated for a household to maintain a basic needs budget and be self-sufficient from any benefits or assistance.

Please print the following as an open letter to our four representatives to the Congress;

Dear Sir/Madam,

All four of you should be embarrassed that you voted for the pork-bloated joke masquerading as a “stimulus” bill. The Congressional Budget Office says that it will not do what Congress proclaims it will. The president changes his tune almost daily as to how many jobs it will create. It is a waste of taxpayers and borrowers money.

This is an open letter to the citizens of Alna. The reason for this letter is to introduce myself and tell you I am running for the Third Selectmen’s position in our town.

To the Editor:

Perhaps someone of my generation will enjoy my thoughts.

You are never going to believe this but I was out walking with a friend Feb. 15, and as I entered my driveway my two maple trees are all in bud with branches.

Growing up in our beloved Lincoln County, I enjoyed the small-town atmosphere, the warm friendliness of our people, and the willingness to go out of one’s way to help a neighbor that so typifies what a “State of Mainer” is.

In the manner of our much-admired former Sheriff Bill Carter, Todd Brackett and Lt. Mike Murphy have maintained that tradition of “going the extra mile” to help a fellow citizen. This letter to the editor is to thank them for that.

Hundreds of people have passively viewed the Northern Hawk Owl from the berm of Route 130 near the Bristol Consolidated School recently.

https://lcnme.com/opinion/letters/21986/

Thank you to Lucy Martin for her wonderful support in helping me try to reach out to Whitefield’s military folks (“Whitefield Bicentennial Quilt square to honor troops,” page 1B, LCN 2/19/09). I know that her article means a lot to others, be they from our town or not, for in remembering Whitefield’s troops, we remember their other brothers and sisters in harm’s way.

Muriel Havenstein and her entire family would like to thank everyone for their love and support over the past five months.

More than $17,000 (raised) was a culmination of dear friends and relatives coming together on this joyous occasion to show their love appreciation and respect for the tiny woman with powerful hands who never wanted anything more than to play music.

Each week I pick up the paper and see another article about the CLC YMCA, including photos of members, class schedules, and upcoming events. And each week I think, wow, they are sure doing a wonderful job for the community.

I have never written a letter to the editor before but felt compelled to after riding the Rt. 66 snowmobile trail system this past weekend. I want to thank all that are responsible for an excellent job.

There is something about the earliest stages of a power outage that can bring out the little kid in even the most jaded Yankee. At first there is the scramble for the candles, the flashlights, and then the board games and snacks.

To the Editor:

Healthy Kids had a full house at Skidompha Library Saturday night for the 8th Annual Chocolate Fest.

I guess I should take my own advice, and be more vigilant.

It seems the Village Center Ordinance change I have been arguing against is on the Annual Town Meeting Warrant after all. It was part of the Shoreland Zoning Ordinance amendments that the selectmen put off.