Generally speaking we favor good ideas wherever we find them. Also generally speaking, we think saving money is a good idea.

To the Editor:

I take great exception to the letter to the editor published Sept. 22, 2011 written by Carl Scheiman. (“Support for theology at the expense of humanity,” Page 4.)

To the Editor:

Instead of suspending students for wearing and refusing to remove their breast cancer awareness bracelets, Medomak Valley High School administrators should be celebrating the students’ involvement.

To the Editor:

I am saddened by the Obama administration’s position on the economy.

To the Editor:

I have always been proud to be a Great Salt Bay parent, and have been singing the school’s praises for the eight years my children have been students there. Now the research backs up my parental enthusiasm.

To the Editor:

In November, Damariscotta and Newcastle residents, who share a municipal water system, will vote on whether to retain fluoride in that system.

We live in an interesting time when the need for public relief is as great as it has ever been, greater by volume than even the famed Great Depression; at the same time the shared resources for helping the public are stretched thinner than ever.

The Fair Tax Act of 2009 would eliminate the need for the IRS. Social Security and Medicare are funded from consumption tax revenue. You will not be required to fill out any income tax forms. Wages, savings, and investments are not taxed. Taxpayers pay the same rate. All taxes are rebated on spending up to the poverty level.

With a lengthy list of events, spread out over five days Olde Bristol Days may feel like the big dog among Lincoln County local summer celebrations, but, as the Damariscotta BluesFest proved last weekend, size is no prerequisite for fun.

I agree that we should talk civilly, but also let us discuss thoughtfully and candidly. I can’t help feeling that Ms. Kanewske and Mr. Duffy are quoting talking points. There is a potential danger in doing so. Who wrote these points originally, and what was their real agenda? Also some may be false representations.

The cancellation of the MaineDOT plans for a bypass around Wiscasset means that those who wanted the bypass, and those who opposed a bypass (anywhere), now need to work together to help reduce the traffic congestion. Realizing that the summer delays are not worth the dollar and human cost of building a bypass, they are still excessive, and must be reduced.

It seems Gov. LePage’s administration is developing a track record of making jaw-dropping announcements regarding Rt. 1. In March DOT Commissioner David Bernhardt announced the state would immediately stop supporting the development of the long running Gateway 1 project.

The letter that Lisa Hunt wrote, “Enough is Enough,” (LCN, 7/28/11, Page 4) hit the nail on the head. It seems that Washington has become so terribly irresponsible and the incompetent people presently running the House and Senate have no idea that they are playing/talking about other people’s income.

So the American voter loses again. That is not a “debt ceiling,” it is a “debt target,” and the bumbling buffoons in Washington now have over two trillion dollars more to spend.