To the Editor:

Amid all the pandering, distortion, contentiousness and rancor of the 2008 elections, I notice one very encouraging sign here in Maine.

It says here that Lincoln County is blessed with one of the best firefighting teams in the state, in our case, spread out across the 19 communities that make up our region in a mutual aid network.

To the Editor:

The abortion debate, it will not be settled as long as there is free will and freedom in this country.

To the Editor:

As exciting, exhilarating, and sometimes exasperating as the last two years have been, it is important to remember that we are fortunate to live in a country where everyone is entitled to an opinion and everyone is entitled to be heard.

Now that the confetti has fallen on one side and the tears have flowed on the other, it’s time to close ranks again.

To the Editor:

I learned two things from Mr. Grant’s letter “Time to be afraid” (LCN, Nov. 20, 2008). The first is that, because my vote counted as much as that of anyone else, I must be among the most poor and least powerful.

Robert L. Breckinridge of Newcastle was kind enough to send a note of correction regarding a misstatement in the editorial included in the Oct. 30 edition of The Lincoln County News. (“Vote”, page 4)

To the Editor:

Our fears have gotten us into the mess we’re in now. The Bush administration has played our fears like a violin.

To the Editor:

I would like to thank everyone in the town of Waldoboro, for taking the time to vote, either at the poles or by absentee ballot.

To the Editor:

The election is over, but for many, the elation is not. Neither is the bitterness, the vitriolic rhetoric and name calling which continued even in its last hours. This, after an election, is unprecedented.

To the Editor:

I wish to thank all of the voters of Maine House District 50 for their consideration of my candidacy this year.

To the Editor:

In April 1998, Citigroup announced that it was buying Traveler’s Insurance, a purchase which was illegal under the Glass-Steagall Act.

To the Editor:

Now that Nov. 4 has finally come and gone, I owe a lot of thanks to a lot of people.

This is the time to gather around the table and truly appreciate what we have.

Let’s give thanks that we live in this great country, where food is plentiful, and a fresh meal is usually only a trip to the local grocery store away.