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Elsewhere in this newspaper you will find an article submitted by the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens marketing director. Predictably, there is a little spin going on here.

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No conservative wants change for the sake of change. A compelling case needs to be made for one as disruptive, expensive, and irreversible as the proposed roundabout. There…

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In Augusta, solar policy is being discussed, but the LePage administration is raging a war on solar.…

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Most readers do a “fly-by” when it comes to reading about Maine’s economy. After all, it is winter when…

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As the town of Boothbay Harbor prepares for the upcoming annual town…

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Brenda Bettinson’s creative vitality and her extraordinary work (“Seeking…

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The issues of safety, traffic flow and funding regarding the proposed roundabout/traffic circle/rotary all appear to be positive.

Ed Shaw commented, as an “anti-…

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I forgot an important fact in my last letter to this paper.…

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I’m writing today to announce a great improvement in our care and to ask for your patience.

On April 2, LincolnHealth will go live with its new electronic medical record…

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On February 19, I had elective, but extensive back surgery. Since then, I have been recuperating at home and following my medical professionals' rules: no bending, lifting, or…

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Our Second Amendment right is under attack continually from those on the left who seek to undermine our U.S. Constitution. The latest attempt is from President Obama who wants…

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I wrote about a Commercial Street building that was once across from…

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Will you share your experiences with mental health and substance use services in Lincoln County with us?…

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I am disgusted with the way people are abusing our land trust properties.

I now live at St. Andrews Village and walk the Penny Lake trails with my dog. People are using…

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In October 2015, Rick Snyder, Michigan’s governor, was a guest on the Commonwealth Club program, pledging…

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I watched with interest the presentation given by Mr. Lenters, the consultant to MDOT. He presented an…

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Easter was always a special day in our house. Mom and Dad were married on Easter Sunday and celebrated…

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I have read your online article and have also watched the Maine D.O.T. online video. My reaction to all of this is Wiscasset has won.

For as long as I can remember,…

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Trump doesn’t offer many specific proposals. But let’s look closely at what he does offer.

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My mother always said, "You're known by the company you keep.” So in the wisdom and spirit of my mother’s advice, I'm asking my Republican representatives, Rep. Stephanie Hawke…

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The Knickerbocker Group, on behalf of its client Paul Coulombe, proposes a major change to the life of the Boothbay community in order to improve traffic flow in the area of the…

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Southport had its annual town meeting March 7. Democracy in motion, as always; it was a beautiful thing. We had a couple controversial changes to our bylaws proposed; after long…

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I have finally become a permanent resident after moving from a town 45 miles inland. I recently registered to vote in the town of Southport and I participated in the annual town…

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Fred Nehring’s vilification of the NRA (Letters, 3/3) and its members once again takes on a fanatical tone. He continues to find fault with what…

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I recently went to the Boothbay Register online and viewed the 15-minute slide presentation regarding the proposal for traffic redirection around the Boothbay Common. As a year-…

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It seems to me the new traffic circle, albeit attractive, does not address the most problematic intersection near the town office/monument/new golf course. The problem is…

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I would like to say that I am appalled with this “ObamaCare” marketplace insurance. It is only my opinion, but I think the whole thing is illegal and just another way for the…

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With sadness I read the purported opinion of Senator Katz pushing a lower minimum wage. I use “purported…

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What an amazing journey this past basketball season has been! I would…

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I wanted to reach out and thank all the people that made the trip to Wiscasset Middle High School on…

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On behalf of all the volunteers and participating families at the Boothbay Region Food Pantry, I want to…

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I would like to thank all of the people involved in my recent heart attack episode on Feb. 14, 2016. All of the well wishers, visitors, and phone calls were very much…

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There is a marked difference between the interests of the owners and the manufacturers of guns. It goes to the questions of ownership and distribution.

Until the mid-1970s…

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In 1975, when I was a kindergarten student at Southport Central School, one of the most miraculous events that I have ever witnessed took place on Southport Island. Harold…

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Sometimes I read the comments that follow an Op-Ed or letter to the editor. When it comes to Rank Choice…

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Recently, two pickup truck loads of firewood have been taken from the Boothbay Community Resource Council’s storage area, located at the rear of…

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All I read and hear from many of the anti-gun faction is ideology, where facts are ignored and ideology is king. Where is critical thinking?

Although you probably don’t…

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The Maine Department of Marine Resources has allowed a few people to go shrimping, get paid for the fuel they use, plus keep the shrimp they catch — expecting to get up to $10 a…

Thomas Piketty, a French economist, a leading expert on income and wealth inequality, and author of “Capital in the Twenty-First Century,” recently wrote an opinion piece looking at the current…

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The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library's Afternoon Tea with the DaPonte String Quartet was not only an educational event but also a fundraiser for the library in conjunction with…

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In the columns (Joe’s Journal, 2/11 and 2/18) about the Sherman family, there was another member of the Sherman family left out. Jennifer Sherman, the niece of Barry and…

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I sat glued to my iPad watching the Seahawk girls basketball team play in Augusta this weekend (I was on call and could not leave the area to make it to the arena). What a treat…

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I suppose it was inevitable, all things considered — general dissatisfaction with government, social and financial challenges of the middle class, concentration of wealth in the…

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The varsity boys basketball team would like to thank Korey Lewis -- Seahawks alumni class of ’93 -- and Pier 1 Pizza for treating the Seahawks to an awesome “post playoff”…

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“The oppression of anyone is not allowed” is a statement made in a letter to the editor in the Jan. 28 issue.

Has the writer not seen or heard how Muslim women are treated…

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I buy our local paper every week to see what is happening in our small town. Winter in Maine is very boring.

I don’t know Fred Nehring but it seems to me that he is…

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Killing for peace is an oxymoron, but a powerful justification for violating the 5th commandment – you…

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Because my son is now living in Colombia, engaged to a Colombian woman, I…