The citizens of Edgecomb are likely aware there has been much recent debate about the possible acquisition of the Murray water front property ($225,000) on Cross Point Rd. The debate was initiated by Mr. Thomas Boudin.

To the Editor:

I read with interest the “Chimney Sweep Critiques Shoddy Servicing Jobs” article.

Recently, I listened to an out of state pastor relate his troubles in getting his church built “according to code” for his district.

State Issues From the Legislature

To the Editor:

This is written in response to the Dec. 25 Letter to the Editor (and the Jan. 1 correction to it) suggesting that gay marriage is wrong because the Bible says so.

To the Editor:

To all of the residents of Waldoboro.

To the Editor:

As we approach Christmas, I realize many people this year and years past have had a very tough time and I hope and pray things pick up for them and their families.

There is an old fable that tells the story of a good, God-fearing farmer who lives in a town near the mighty Mississippi River.

To the Editor:

Thank you to all who made generous donations to the Wiscasset Town Office for Thanksgiving.

To the Editor:

The morning after Thanksgiving, although cold with the threat of snow, was a memorable one in the small town of Walpole.

To the Editor:

The support Junior Girl Scout troop 2144 from Damariscotta received at the Early Bird Sale was fantastic. The scouts offered gift-wrapping services that morning and raised more than $60 in donations.

To the Editor:

I am concerned about a letter I received, dated Dec. 8, ’08, from the Town of Newcastle which involved changes to the Newcastle Shoreland Zoning Ordinance.

To the Editor:

A change in the way some business is done at the Newcastle Town office when it moves to Pump St. could result in savings to put back into the capital reserve fund (which is being drawn on because the cost is beyond the amount we citizens approved).

How much is enough?In the mid-1990s, amidst arguments about what the United States should do to end conflicts in Yugoslavia, then U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Madeline Albright complained, “What’s the point of having this superb military that you’re always talking about, if we can’t use it?”