I am wondering why the University of Maine’s proposed wind turbine test project, to be located just 2.5 miles off scenic Monhegan Island, isn’t front page news!

I can understand that residents in the neighborhood where Stepping Stones Housing Inc. is hoping to build temporary housing for homeless people would be concerned about strain on town resources, traffic and such, but I was sad to see how the potential clients for this service were described in the April 10 front page article.

Was there ever any bottom line accounting for how much the Boston Marathon Bombing cost last year?

On the corner of our municipal lawn is a monument. Etched on that monument are the names of the many men and women of Wiscasset whose sacrifices have preserved life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and the rule of democratic law for all of us.

We were cheered by Waldoboro’s decision to move ahead with the purchase of a 70-foot vehicle scale for the Waldoboro Transfer Station last week.

It seems to me as if politics were now a stand-off between collective citizens (corporations) and individual citizens (like you and me.)

The passing of Shirley Chadbourne brings to mind the downtown Damariscotta businesses of the 1950s and ’60s.

I believe Shirley was the last of the business owners on Main Street of that era. Anyone who grew up in Damariscotta during those years will remember The Woman’s Shop owned by Shirley and her husband Paul. After retiring from The Woman’s Shop, Shirley owned an antique business in Newcastle.

Who else is ready for mud season? We certainly are.

In fact, we are tempted to just skip ahead to break out the shorts and flip flops, except we know better than to be absolutely confident we have seen the last cold snap.

There are two kinds of people in the world – those who want a homeless shelter in their back yards and those who don’t. Anyone who does should let Stepping Stone Housing Inc. know they would welcome it.

Did you know that nearly one in four Maine children, about 24 percent, is food insecure? According to the Good Shepherd Food Bank, Maine ranks 18th in the nation and first in New England in terms of food insecurity. (http://www.gsfb.org/hunger/)

I am compelled to respond to Larry Grimard’s letter, “We should be able to budget for buses” (LCN, 2/20/14, Page 4).

First, the things on which we agree: the safety of our students and the cost of repairs on an aging bus fleet does require vigilance. Second, the state Department of Education must approve bus purchases in order for the school to be reimbursed in future subsidies.

Mainers should be proud that we’re taking the lead on solving climate change, both at the state level and with small-business owners like me. It’s smart business, because climate change threatens Maine’s economy with more acidic oceans, unpredictable snowpack for our ski industry, rising seas that imperil coastal properties, and much more.

I have decided to stop editing letters to the editor that address the topic of abortion.

In response to Waldoboro’s Ray Perkins Feb. 6 letter, I gathered he is someone against killing and must be a pacifist. Pacifists do not believe in killing and become conscientious objectors to war, and capital punishment. Many are vegetarians or vegans and don’t eat meat.