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.

To the Editor:

A few months ago I threw a bottle with a letter containing my name and phone number into the Damariscotta River at the Newcastle bridge.

To the Editor:

Olde Bristol Days would not have been as successful as it was this year without the hard work and dedication of Bristol Parks Commissioner Gordon Benner.

To the Editor:

It has been a while since the LCN has published a letter to the Editor concerning Rt. 1 traffic going through Wiscasset.

We have been watching this tempest about the proposal to build a mosque near Ground Zero in Manhattan with some bemusement.

The ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Wiscasset Plaza, which includes Lil’ Mart, McDonald’s and First Federal Savings, was held Fri., Aug. 6. Some consider the plaza an eyesore; others a needed increase to our tax base and still others a welcomed convenience.

This summer my life has been dramatically changed by a serious illness. It has been both alarming and disheartening.

This weekend thousands of men, women and children will flock to the grounds of Colonial Pemaquid for the Olde Bristol Days celebration. There will be face painting and food serving, vendors vending, children playing and music in the air.

The strains of the music, the roar of the crowd, you know what that is, really? That’s what the business part of show business sounds like.