I was so sorry to read about the resignation of Mary Bowers as Superintendent of Great Salt Bay Sanitary District, particularly since it resulted from having to work the past five years in an adversarial relationship with one of the trustees.

As of this writing, it has been exactly 252 days since Steven Kaler’s truck crossed the center line and collided head-on with a Jeep operated by Harold Benner on Union Road (Rt. 235) in Waldoboro, killing the 63-year-old grandfather instantly.

July 8, 1988, my 65th birthday; a day I will never forget. I watched the TV to see a young man arrested for a crime he did not commit. Since that day I have felt that a miscarriage of justice was done, but I also felt that it would be straightened out.

To the Editor:

Well, the RSU 12 budget was voted down again for a fourth time. Now, the school board feels it’s the voter’s fault that the RSU doesn’t have an approved budget. So the board wants to get rid of us voters and approve their own budget. How about that?

This corner has been extremely critical of the state’s school consolidation effort.

To the Editor:

We all knew it would just be a matter of time before the topic of same sex marriage moved to the front burner again.

To the Editor:

On Monday, March 1 Miles Memorial Hospital League begins a new era. This is the opening day for our new Thrift Shop/Rummage Sale at the Wheeler Building, 114 Church St. Damariscotta.

To the Editor:

If your reporter John Maguire correctly quoted Lincoln County Commissioner Lynn Orne in a story about a Southport suicide, Ms. Orne needs some education.

No case is harder to accept than the homicide of an innocent child killed at the hands of an adult caregiver. Unfortunately today there are simply too many of these cases. That is why I have spoken out against the Governor’s proposal to cut state support for our regional Child Abuse and Neglect Councils.

To the Editor:

I oppose the construction of any of the three proposed Bypass alternatives for the following reasons:

a. The Dollar Cost of building any of the Bypass Alternatives: The approximate $100 million would be better spent on repairing existing roads and bridges.

While Congress works to address key energy and climate challenges facing our nation, news out of Washington suggests some lawmakers are once again looking for an easy out of making the serious decisions and taking the bold actions necessary to create a new clean energy economy. This leaves me feeling uneasy.

To the Editor:

Regarding the commentary “Should the state or federal government manage our recreational fisheries” by Rep. Leila Percy that ran in the 2/11/10 edition, I think some clarification is in order.

For many parents, 2009 was a year in which they watched good things happening in the lives of their children. Our schools are helping students eat healthier foods. There’s greater opportunity for children to be engaged in sports, music, dance or arts. Social events and networking keeps them connected their friends.

When you read a book, do you read just a sentence or two in a paragraph, selectively? Do you read just a paragraph or two from a chapter? I think not. More likely than not, you read the entire book, from prologue to epilogue. Why not pick up a Bible and read it from Genesis to Revelation? Everything is in there, from dog vomit to eternal salvation. Think of the myriad topics between those two extremes.