I was disturbed to read in The Lincoln County News the details of the Wiscasset Airport Master Plan under consideration by the Wiscasset’s Board of Selectmen.

Because life goes the way it goes, we are fast running out of World War II veterans.

As a Maine land owner and long time resident, I’ve asked Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap to change the wording of the ballot question for the “fair bear hunting referendum.” Any wording that makes it sound as though the law would ban bear hunting is misleading and does not accurately represent what the people have asked for with their signatures.

This is a plea, now that local and primary elections have been held, for all candidates for office in the November elections to put away their campaign signs for the summer. After a while, especially after the signs multiply as the voting day nears, these signs become obnoxious.

The letters to the editor concerning the Lincoln County Animal Shelter written by several individuals have been troubling. The public attacks directed at the shelter organization, and at the director in particular, really should stop.

When is “common sense” not common sense? When it is factually wrong.

People live in this area for a reason. Each has their own story of why they stayed here or moved here. Some are attracted by the scenic beauty, others by the high level of services for retirees and still others by the low crime rate. Retirees “from away” now make up a large part of our population and economy.

We think downtown Wiscasset business owners have a legitimate gripe about the Maine Department of Transportation’s plan to install a stoplight at the intersection of Main Street (Route 1) and Gardiner Road (Route 27) in Wiscasset.

I noticed last week that the pylons placed at crosswalks advising motorists, in eye-catching yellow, to yield to pedestrians have reappeared. They first materialized during last fall’s Pumpkinfest. I chose not to complain at the time because I assumed they would disappear with the end of the fest or else be swept into the Damariscotta River by snowplows. I believe the first assumption was correct.

As a monthly contributor to the Lincoln County Animal Shelter, I am both dismayed to hear that the shelter is experiencing such poor management, and grateful that one of their own has had the courage to bring it out into the open.

While I was purchasing a bottle of Oh Be Joyful at Rite Aid yesterday, the clerk at the checkout, the one with the fluorescent hair, told me that the company was instituting a policy of requiring ID for all sales of tobacco and alcohol.

I am very glad I live in an area where both high school and elementary school students can work together to achieve success for both their schools and the planet. Hannaford’s annual CLYNK competition recently awarded $2,000 to Lincoln Academy’s Climate Action Club for first place in their division in the state and Great Salt Bay Community School garnered second place with a prize of $1,000. It is not the first year our town had two winning teams in this competition!

I was unable to attend the celebration of Ann Day’s life May 17. It was held at the Lincoln Theatre. How fitting. These are some of the thoughts I may have shared had I been there.

The Trooper: Ann graced the stages of many local theaters over the years. I had the privilege of directing her in an improvised performance we called: “Our Lakes, Our Rivers, Ourselves.”

We haven’t seen it for ourselves, so take this with a grain of salt, but we have heard that foreign nationals are fascinated and amused by America’s obsession with its national flag.