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.

Just about every week in our area, someone is holding a fundraiser for someone or something.

It could be a capital improvement project, it could be a school related trip, or it could be to help a neighbor in need. There is seemingly no end to the good causes that cry out for support.

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).