When it comes to compressing a lengthy court document down to a couple hundred words for a news story, what really counts is what’s relevant and what’s relevant is what is alleged.

As a relatively new homeowner, my real estate tax bill required me to do a little research to understand the numbers. I’ve organized my thoughts and would describe them as “Tax Assessment 101” that I would share with the town.

To the Editor:

In a recent LCN, a letter writer claimed that Anwar al-Awlaki, the American citizen living in Yemen who was killed by a predator drone missile, “was killed without due process and without any effort to capture, arrest and try him,” and “his killing was based on the mere assertion that he is a dangerous member of a terrorist organization.”

The Maine Forest Service has issued a blanket invitation to the public for help during “Landowner Appreciation Day” Oct. 15.

To the Editor:

Marjorie and I would like to say thank you to all of the people who have stopped to talk to both of us while we are in the local shops or walking on Main Street.

As an emergency physician at Miles Memorial Hospital and former head of clinical research at a Cambridge, Mass. teaching hospital, I hope to provide some insight into the debate on Damariscotta’s water fluoridation, an issue set for a town vote on Nov. 8.

To the Editor:

I would like to take a minute to thank all those who supported me for the Ethel N. Kelly award…

On Nov. 8, the towns of Newcastle and Damariscotta vote on a ballot issue regarding whether to continue the fluoridation of the municipal water supply. This is an important public health issue…

Recently I received a phone call, a plaintive youthful male voice saying, “Grandma?”

To the Editor:

Members of the medical staff of Miles Memorial Hospital support the continued fluoridation of the community water supply.

This year, we couldn’t put 9-11 in our review mirror fast enough.

It is an ugly occasion, made all the worse for the wounds it annually rips open. It stings a little bit every year, more so this year, being a decade down now.

Generally speaking we favor good ideas wherever we find them. Also generally speaking, we think saving money is a good idea.

To the Editor:

I take great exception to the letter to the editor published Sept. 22, 2011 written by Carl Scheiman. (“Support for theology at the expense of humanity,” Page 4.)

To the Editor:

Instead of suspending students for wearing and refusing to remove their breast cancer awareness bracelets, Medomak Valley High School administrators should be celebrating the students’ involvement.