To the Editor:

Yes, almost all of the 65,000,0000 gallons of water Damariscotta and Newcastle pay to fluoridate each year goes down the drain, fluoride and all, without ever touching teeth.

“We have a winner,” is an old expression in the gaming industry, but before these words are spoken there have to be a lot of losers first.

To the Editor:

Enough is enough! I am sick and tired of all the hyperbole, innuendos, fabrications, insinuations and allegations when it comes to the elimination of voting rights of Maine’s citizens.

The weather, the crowds, the packed streets, the busy shops, restaurants, bed and breakfasts; the gleeful fun of smashing a car with a giant pumpkin dropped from 200 feet up, or strapping an engine onto a formerly 700 pound gourd: by almost any measure, we could declare Pumpkinfest 2011 a glowing success.

To the Editor:

Thank you for publishing the interview with Betsy Smith of EqualityMaine.

I was quite disturbed to read the Department of Public Safety is seriously considering the consolidation of 9-1-1 call centers. Let me tell you why.

To the Editor:

Damariscotta and Newcastle have a unique opportunity to reduce unnecessary expenses and reduce property taxes and/or provide more funds for needed infrastructure improvements.

In a previous week’s Letters to the Editor, a writer excoriated President Obama for “overturning a bill in Congress to deport 300,000 illegal immigrants.”

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.

A spirit of joy in service permeated this community last Saturday.

Living in rural Maine is a choice many of us made intentionally. We like having our privacy while appreciating our good neighbors.

The World Trade Center in New York was suddenly attacked on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001 and we were shocked and stunned that such an event would happen in our peaceful nation.

On Friday afternoon, Aug. 26, I arrived at the Hannaford’s Supermarket at Damariscotta Plaza to pick up some last-minute items for a late afternoon puffin boat tour planned with my friends and family.