I must express disagreement with Mr. Benner’s recent letter. I think he takes religious discourse into very dangerous territory and must be opposed.

Like many LCN readers, I’ve been saddened to read over the past few months the tragic and avoidable story of the historic little Curley house (21 Pond Rd.) in Damariscotta Mills, whose fate seems to rest with new out of state owners who wish to demolish it in favor of building and moving into a brand new house. Never mind that the house was built before our country was founded, or that it resides close to protected Bald Eagle nesting habitat.

At the time of this writing, the forecast calls for several days of on-again, off-again showers into the weekend. We really need it. If we are in for a sprinkle here or there, it is not going to help us much.

There have been numerous articles in The Lincoln County News concerning the budget cuts at Great Salt Bay School.

We have been snickering to ourselves around the office, ever since careercast.com issued its latest list of the best and worst jobs in America April 24.

Two of us, Trudi Hodkins and I, had made arrangements for the past several years for what we thought was becoming an expected traditional Memorial Day observance at the Jefferson Veterans’ Memorial.

I’d like to thank the many people and organizations who made the Fish Ladder Restoration Festival a great success. Special appreciation goes to our sponsors, who provided much-needed support for the festival.

Many coaches, competitors, family members and friends spent the bulk of their Monday holiday working.

It comes dressed in the trappings of summer and smells like a barbecue and suntan lotion, but really, Memorial Day is the most somber of our national holidays.

Any one of the camera angles showing the bombs exploding near the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday tells the same story. Immediately after the explosion there is a surge of people running away from the blast; running understandably, for their lives.

We urge the Cuckolds Council not to pipe sewage through pristine, historic Newagen Harbor.

Several years ago I relocated to Maine, having fallen in love with Midcoast Maine, more specifically with our Twin Villages, and eventually purchased a home here in Newcastle.

In the past two weeks, Lincoln Theater has presented three incredibly magnificent ballet productions. The first two were different versions of the ballet “Swan Lake.” In the first we were treated to the marvelous choreographer and dancer Rudolph Nureyev as he partnered the ever-exquisite Margot Fonteyn: a partnership made in heaven! Having seen them perform many times, I was still awestruck.

When my in-laws gave Red Sox tickets to my wife and me at Christmas, we were thankful for and appreciative of their gift. At the time, we did not realize what opportunity the tickets, dated April 20, would represent.