According to the state’s records, since 1990, there have been 75 occasions involving the use of deadly force by Maine law enforcement, sometimes but not always, with deadly results.

I must correct and clarify that portion of the Edgecomb article addressing the snow plowing issue of Spring Hill Farm Rd. (“Edgecomb to require Shore Road excavation,” LCN, 1/15/09) As written, the article is confusing and misleading.

It’s nice to see that our Legislators are serious about addressing the problems facing the state.

To the Editor:

I had a serious sense of déjà vu reading your Christmas and New Year’s issues, for both featured one-sourced articles on the same local chimney sweep.

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?”

In my house in Newcastle, when you walk in the front door, in the hutch across the room, instantly visible from the doorway if you know what you’re looking for, is a beautiful, one of a kind, ceramic serving dish crafted by the late John S. Okie.

To the Editor:

A few weeks ago it was my privilege to be involved in collecting Coats for Adults at LL Bean in Freeport.

To the Editor:

Critics of President-elect Barack Obama, who in their small compass of life claim he is inexperienced, don’t imagine that his degree from Columbia University (major in political science with a concentration in international relations) means much.

To the Editor:

After nearly four days without power, I have to say that hearing the CMP ad that tells us “to flip a switch and they will be there” is becoming like rubbing salt into an open wound.

To the Editor:

Things must be pretty bleak at the Scheiman and Pelletier households at this time of the year.

To the Editor:

Another gold star for Renys! In mid-October I saw that Renys Underground had a large supply of Christmas cards on display, which made me realize Christmas was on the way.

To the Editor:

My eyes opened to the early darkness of a cold winter morning. I looked at my alarm clock: 4 a.m. Can’t I even sleep in on Christmas? Ah yes, Christmas morning! This, however, is not just any Christmas; it’s baby’s first Christmas.

Members of the 124th Legislature sworn in and other state news and issues.

To the Editor:

The ‘lil toolkit in Space has become somewhat a minor celebrity. Once inadvertently untethered on the shuttle Endeavour, it floated free, to appear from time to time on the Internet.