To the Editor:

The good news about the work of the late Wiscasset By-Pass Task Force is that it helped to nudge the Maine Dept of Transportation to implement alternatives to the By-Pass. These alternatives include the message alert system on Rt. 295 in Brunswick during congested hours to advise northbound motorists to take other routes.

To the Editor:

Thank you so very much, Bremen Volunteer Fire Department, for your outstanding assistance during last week’s ice storm.

To the Editor:

Morning Dew Farm deserves a round of applause for their loyal support of the Ecumenical Food Pantry and People to People’s Thanksgiving Basket Project.

To the Editor:

If, in 2008, one country considered passing a law stating, “Everyone has a right not to be offended,” it would have created a legal mess, because everyone is offended by something, and where would freedom of speech be – with no dialog, no reforms, nor progress.

To The Editor:

I am writing in response to two letters from LCN 12/25, both referring to the LCN 12/11 commentary of Rev. Douglas Wright. To begin, I would like to address Albert R. Boynton of Whitefield, and Carl Wolff of Waldoboro. It is obvious to me that both of these men are very passionate about their faith in God, as they each believe him to be.

Nice to learn this week the feds finally got around to acknowledging what the blind have been able to see for months now. We are in a national recession and have been so for about a year now. Thank you for that.

Last week, a woman was in line at Renys with an expensive Christmas present in hand. For no particular reason other than it is apparently that time of the season, the gentleman in line in front of her, insisted on paying for her purchase himself.

To the Editor:

This letter is in response to an amazing act of kindness and Christmas spirit our family received.

First, this year has been a hard year financially. We know that we are not the only family that has struggled to make ends meet.

To the Editor:

Douglass Wright (LCN 12/11) tries to defend his advocacy for homosexual marriage.

In Sebastian Junger’s book, “The Perfect Storm,” he accomplished the virtuoso feat of making the science behind the weather enjoyable reading for the laymen. What Hollywood depicted as one big storm, Junger turned into a fascinating character study of wind and weather.

To The Editor:

This letter is for some of our friends who pointed out that the caption under our daughter’s wedding announcement photo (Lincoln County News, Dec. 18) noted three names, but only two people were pictured. (“Mr. & Mrs. LeBlanc and Hannah MacKenzie”).

To the Editor:

At the Dec. 18 [Waldoboro] selectmen’s board meeting, I heard something that stunned me. The town is currently paying $1300 a month per employee for family healthcare coverage. That’s $15,600 a year – the equivalent of the entire year’s wages of someone earning $8 an hour!

To the Editor:

I wanted to publicly thank “Chris and his Crew” for having the Spirit of Christmas in their hearts the day after the big storm on Monday.

To the Editor:

Crossing the bridge this morning I was sadly surprised to see the swags and wreaths were made of fake fir.