Letters

Dear Editor:

I am one of those terrible grammar grouses who deplore the sapping of strength from the English language. I note that in current political utterances, local, state, federal, even global, the highest praise we can give our countrymen, that is, the expression of greatest virtue and worth, is "hard-working." Hard-working American middle class, hard-working Maine families, etc., etc.

Dear Editor:

We would like to commend the town of Boothbay for its diligent efforts and performance during this winter of near record snow and harsh conditions. Under James Chaousis' wise leadership, each department has operated at peak capacity and performance.

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Dear Editor:

He was the embodiment of a man’s man, came back from many defeats. And he kept on trucking.

He breathed his last breath, only to begin his next winning chapter on the other side.

Dear Editor:

It has been brought to my attention that there have been a few hurtful, disparaging comments made on social media lately criticizing the efforts of Boothbay Harbor’s Public Works Department. I am saddened and disappointed that in a community that is so supportive of each other and so willing to chip in and help our neighbors, that there are a select few who prefer to tear people down.

Dear Editor:

It's hard to talk rationally with some gun people about gun safety. They immediately go into a cocoon of irrationality, paranoia and misinformation.

I was never much involved in gun issues until Newtown. Like the rest of the nation, I looked for some answers: How did this massacre of 20 kids happen and what needed to be done to ensure it would never again happen? The NRA head had an answer: more guns in the classrooms. Arm the teachers.

Dear Editor:

I am writing to express my deep gratitude for all the expertise and assistance I received after my car spun out while traveling west on Route 96 during the early snow fall on Saturday, Jan.24.

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I would like to extend a warm thank you to everyone involved in making the Jan. 23 Aloha Father Daughter Dance a beautiful success and memorable evening:

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Dear Editor:

After reading the letters to the editor from Fred Rotondaro and Fred Nehring, I would ask only two, of many, (rhetorical) questions:

1. If you heard intruders in your home nearing your bedroom at 3 a.m., would you rather have a phone or a firearm?

2. Can you tell me how many of the school and other mass-killers over the past years were NRA members? (I don't know either, but I can guess and be fairly accurate.)

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Dear Editor:

Robert Rose of Edgecomb submitted this cartoon in response to the terrorist attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.