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.

To the Editor:

About 90 Sheepscot Valley RSU 12 voters turned out Jan. 16 to discuss and adopt a budget for the current school year.

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.

What a terrible start to the year we are off to.

It seems that hopes of leaving the doom and gloom of 2009 behind us with the ringing in of the New Year may have been optimistic, but there is still plenty of time left to salvage a really good year out of this really rough start.

This week, we tip our cap to Dr. Allan “Chip” Teel and his effort to provide at home care for elderly residents too healthy to need full-time nursing care and too infirm to live completely on their own.

To the Editor:

I dropped off my 2000 Subaru for servicing at Yudy’s yesterday.

To the Editor:

In The Lincoln County News (“Judge rules Nelson violated South Bristol Shoreland Zoning rules,” Page 1, 1/7/10).