“It’s the economy, stupid:” a phrase used by the 1992 Clinton campaign. Could there be any phrase more appropriate today here in Maine?

It is this country’s belief that if you subsidize something, it will eventually get better. Does anyone believe the stimulus was for the poor?

Most people are convinced politicians are out of touch. It is easy to believe big wheels like the President and the Senators and Congressmen don’t relate to the average man/woman. In light of the amount of money it takes to run for a federal office, we concede the point.

I want to thank Ellen Dickens for her letter highlighting my vote against the gigantic bond package of 2009. I’m proud of it – it’s not easy voting against hordes of lobbyists and special interests all demanding more taxpayer money. (“Jon McKane voting record,” Page 4)

On Sunday, September 19th, a Turkey Dinner was held at Meenahga Grange Hall in Waldoboro to benefit the Waldoboro Food Pantry. The benefit dinner, sponsored by the Waldoboro Democratic Committee, raised $905, with all proceeds going directly to the Waldoboro Food Pantry.

A few years ago, voters enacted a property tax cap, which was intended to limit government spending. At the time the state said, ‘No problem, we’ll help where we can.’

A recent report tells us that Britain now produces more wind powered electricity than the rest of the world combined.

A special Wiscasset Town vote takes place Tues., Sept. 14 on the remaining warrant articles that did not pass from the June election. Although the warrant only has nine articles it involves over $590,000 in appropriations.

If you were ever laid off and your meager unemployment benefits are running out; if you don’t know how to feed your kids and hang on to your house, then you understand why so many Americans are angry and ready to lash out at someone to blame.

As a long-time supporter of and participant in Habitat for Humanity projects, and a member of the Board of Advisors of the local Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine I have been gratified to see friends, neighbors, contractors, and others working alongside the Younker family building the latest Habitat home, on Caledonia Lane in Bristol and I have been very happy to see many of these same people shopping in or donating to the Habitat ReStore in Bath.

Some sage advice to all those deciding to run for office this year:

First: Man or woman, boy or girl, be sure to get your hair cut or styled.

Just a reminder to all the hard working people in Maine to be aware that if you make over $250,000, your tax breaks are going to expire. Of course that is for a couple. It’s $200,000 for a single person.

Wiscasset Redskins/ Wiscasset Warriors. Canadians, Frenchman, Flatlanders or those people — from away. It certainly is interesting what a word or phrase will invoke in the emotions and takes on money and time. We could do something more important things like put people to work, cure cancer, teach our kids.

The Biscay Road and School Street have been ditched, had new larger culverts installed and paved. There is no telling how much longer we might have had to wait if it had not been for the hard work of Senator Trahan and Representative McKane. They personally brought the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation down here twice, they called and wrote to the DOT incessantly and we can see the results.