This weekend, 10 students from Wiscasset High School are going to make the long journey from home to Pleasant Point in Washington County where they will meet with members of the Passamaquoddy tribe.

We like it. We like it a lot.

Veterans’ Day is approaching and what do we do about it? Well, a few dedicated people meet, pray and acknowledge what they have done.

As much as we are looking forward to a breather from the battle for the political reins of our Great State, we are only slightly hopefully that the grit and competitiveness the candidates have all shown on the campaign trail will actually translate to action once the dust settles.

For a moderate Democrat like me, or for a Republican or Independent who thinks we need to change the culture of Augusta, the choice is now very clear.

A couple weeks ago, I suddenly became aware that my wedding ring had fallen off. A thorough but fruitless search of the house and cars meant the haystack just got way bigger and the “needle” proportionally way smaller. I’m sure some readers have had this happen so I need not describe my feelings at that moment.

If you haven’t met Chris Johnson you have lost an opportunity to speak to a real sincere young man, running for the Maine Senate, District #20.

Now more than ever we need the common sense, energetic, analytical and independently thinking mind of Bruce MacDonald to help lead the way.

Is there anything quite like the thrill of seeing some hapless car smashed to smithereens by a giant pumpkin?

I urge every Newcastle resident to come to as many meetings of the “Community Conversation” as they can.

This is your opportunity to have your ideas and concerns incorporated in the future plans of Newcastle. About 380 residences are predicted to come to our town in the next 30 years or so. Where will they go? Will they overburden our roads and schools?

Like many of my neighbors, I’m voting to re-elect Jonathan McKane to the state legislature from House District 51, which includes Edgecomb, Newcastle, Damariscotta, Bristol, South Bristol, and Monhegan.

I’m voting for Dean Scontras for Maine’s First Congressional District. Dean has real world factual experience, principles and the integrity to do what’s right for Maine.

The first time I met Chris, he walked into my kitchen, looked around and asked if he could borrow a Phillips screwdriver. I handed one to him and he then asked if I would like him to fix my corner rotating cupboard, which hadn’t shut correctly for ten years no matter who worked on it. Within five minutes it was fixed.

I am appealing to all who currently serve in local leadership and those who seek to be decision-makers to please do something about the practice of adding fluoride to the public drinking water provided by the Great Salt Bay Sanitary (Water) District.

In a time when so many of us are concerned with making our state government efficient, I am pleased we have such a hard-working senator representing Lincoln County.