I am disturbed by the email from the office to town email list. First of all I have been involved in this town since 1988 when I came in to see about working off my past taxes. In turn I was asked to be the town clerk when Lisa Bailey gave it up. I had been her deputy over a year. I had to give up my job in 2000 when I broke my shoulder. I was hired as the deputy in August of 2008, when I came to work off taxes I couldn’t pay.

Town meetings, with the election of town officers and approval of all expenditures for schools, roads, and other capital expenditures will be taking place throughout Maine during the month of March. These meetings and elections have a significant impact on the quality of life and the future of Maine towns. It is important that all citizens participate.

It’s town meeting time again.

Between now and June, Lincoln County residents across the county will have a chance to have their say in how their town is governed. Given the recent hullabaloo about local control, we think it’s only right to point out that the annual town meeting time is the ultimate in local control.

I read the article in your Feb. 3 edition about out of state delivery with interest. I have received the LCN for many years as a gift from my parents every year on my birthday, and last year began returning the favor by giving them a gift subscription of their own.

As The Lincoln County News editorial in the last edition said, that in canceling Gateway 1, Gov. Paul LePage is “walking the walk he talked about on the campaign trail.” As an alternate representative from Nobleboro on Gateway’s Implementation Steering Committee, I for one applaud that decision.

It was with great interest that I read the three introductory paragraphs in the Damariscotta Police report in last week’s edition. My first thought was, “who complained?” and my second was, “why do they feel they have to defend themselves?”

Following up on a previous letter in which I discussed the subject of “the Official Maine Dessert,” I conducted an informal, written poll at S. Fernald’s Country Store, asking staff and customers to choose between the Whoopie Pie and the Blueberry Pie or neither.

Under our representative democracy, it has been my understanding that people are generally encouraged to contact their elected representatives with concerns about legislative issues. After recently corresponding with (District 51 Rep.) Jonathan McKane, R-Newcastle, to express my opinion of proposed changes to the Maine Public Employees’ Retirement System, I was shocked at his terse and rude response.

Early in the legislative session I co-sponsored a bill that I thought, and was told by the sponsor, Sen. Brian Langley, would have made minor changes to laws necessary to conform with federal law related to regulating restaurants.

President Obama says abortion is a private decision and pledges his continued commitment to pro choice legislation.

How bad was it Friday night in Wiscasset and Dresden? It was serious, but fortunately not as bad as it might have been.

This is in response to Jason Simond’s letter a few weeks ago. I went to every one of the G.S.B. 8th grade boys’ basketball games this season. As I sat in the stands I heard a lot of remarks from the spectators on the bleachers. I heard people cheering on the boys and the teams they played on. I heard parents from our team and other teams whom we competed against saying that they wish that their team could just win one or two games in the season. I also heard people complaining about the refs making bad calls, both ways, at many of the games.

Kudos to our new governor this from a longtime “Independent” voter. To those who think he is crass, come on lighten up and smell the roses. He is a diamond in the rough. Look at his first act; to stop the influx of people hoping to get on our benevolent welfare system.

It is said that a quick way to find out what the community is talking about is a glance at the editorial page. We would say that an even better way to find out what is going on is go to a community supper.