In recent years, the question at the center of the Great American Debate concerns the role of government. What kind of government do we want?

We know of a lobsterman who has family living out of state. His relatives’ idea of vacation is to visit him and his family, grab a couple lobsters right off the boat and enjoy the feast in his yard overlooking the waters of the harbor out of which he works.

After hearing the flack this morning over Governor LePage’s comment on the IRS, a couple of questions, or so, come to mind.

We were told by the president that the new healthcare mandate would not be a tax increase. Not for the first time, he lied. Mr. Obama said the mandate was not a tax. Not once, not twice; but he always said it was not a tax.

On Thursday June 29, I was honored with recognition from the Twin Village Downtown Alliance with their first annual Downtown Spirit Award.

You would have to be living under a rock not to know last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was a really big deal.

When news broke of the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Col., last Friday morning, you had to know the pro- and anti-firearm forces would unholster their well-worn arguments and make the media rounds.

Thanks to 65 generous donors, $15,242.26 has been raised towards the digital conversion of The Harbor Theatre, Boothbay Harbor.

Last week in his piece “Tax Cuts Favor the Rich?” David Trahan, in an attempt to “educate us” about taxes, asserts that Maine’s wealthiest individuals actually pay the lion’s share of income taxes in the state of Maine, and uses this as a justification for the tax cuts to the top 20 percent earners in the state.

It is sad to learn that an effort is being made by two groups to encourage same-sex marriage. The Midcoast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship and Religious Coalition Against Discrimination, are collaborating to legalize same-sex marriage.

A friend has a sticker on her car that reads “Do Good Often.” Well, someone certainly did a good deed on July 9 in Waldoboro. While running errands, I managed to lose my purse. Someone spotted it and put it in a safe place. I am truly grateful for this act of honesty and kindness.

Recently yet another coffin nail was pounded firmly, and with feigned politeness, into our beloved Lincoln County Community Theater. This is said with emphasis on the word “Community.”

By the time most of you receive this latest edition of The Lincoln County News, temperatures are expected to be topping out in the 90s. According to reports, it’s supposed to hot and muggy for the next few days.

A major heart attack, quadruple bypass and 4 months later and I’m almost back to normal. Not only did I change my diet and start exercising more, I’ve changed my thinking, too. This experience has taught me that I can lean on family and friends and be okay with it and not to stress the small stuff.