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On Tuesday, May 27 at …
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A letter last week titled “Christian Nationalism: A crisis of faith,” asserted that America is not a…
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It’s worth taking a close look at the letter…
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It seems a bit ironic that it was felt four letters were needed to defend the nonsense on the Common, particularly given every letter misquoted Ms. Mancuso and took her…
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Deaths in Gaza have now topped 54,000.
It is our munitions, paid for with our tax dollars, that have killed most of them.
Over 17,000 children have died…
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Expanding the axiom, “give credit where credit is due” to include that of accomplishment, attention is directed to the current student exhibit at Boothbay Region Art Foundation…
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On December 16, 1773, a group of colonists boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped 90,000 pounds of British tea overboard. George Washington explained this act of defiance: “What is it we are…
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Have we forgotten what makes Edgecomb a wonderful community? Instead of working together to resolve issue, Edgecomb citizens fractured into opposing camps. Criticizing is…
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The lady doth protest too much, methinks. The Bard himself could not have composed such a farce. As …
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I was lucky enough to sit down with Forrest Carver of Edgecomb, recently and what a youthful asset to this community he is!
Forrest grew up here in…
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There are many who falsely posit that America is a “Christian Nation” built on Christian values. Nothing could be further from the truth. One of our clearest declarations of…
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In response to Pamelo Mancuso’s accusations (Bad Idea…
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On Saturday, April 19, more than 800 people gathered peacefully on the Boothbay Common for a community rally. It was one of the largest events of its kind in recent memory…
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I was very surprised when I read Pamela Mancuso’s letter in the Register online. I was present at the rally on Saturday, April 19 and saw no evidence of the violence, anger…
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In response to Pamela Mancuso’s accusations (Letter, May 1):
I was at the gathering on the Boothbay Common on April 19. It was 100% a peaceful event…
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Contributing to the financial challenges of…
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Times like these challenge one’s mettle and compel voters to decide what they truly value. My wife and I are ineligible to vote in Edgecomb’s town elections…
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We write to support the nomination of Stuart Smith for Edgecomb Selectman. A life-long resident of Edgecomb,…
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In case you missed it, the US Coast Guard is proposing to remove hundreds of navigation buoys up and down the coast. Several markers in the Boothbay Harbor area are on the hit…
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Forrest Carver is running for the select board in Edgecomb. He is preeminently qualified for the position.
Forrest has been a life-long resident of Edgecomb. College-…
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“L’etat, c’est moi.” Thus Louis XIV summed up his theory government during the Golden Age of France: “I am the state.”
It was the apex of royal absolutism; the king held…
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Stuart Smith has lived in Edgecomb his entire life, attending Edgecomb Eddy School, Wiscasset High School and the University of Maine. I feel strongly that Edgecomb needs…
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I would like to encourage Edgecomb voters to vote for Stuart Smith as selectman. He has proven experience on the select board and planning board and has…
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People need to read our Constitution!
Our forefathers wanted to keep government small and controlled by the people, with elected representatives. We have too many…
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The rally held on the Boothbay Common on Saturday, April 19 was a bad idea.
It's one thing to exercise our Freedom of Speech. It's another matter to…
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The April 17 edition of the Register included this headline: “directors say emergency meeting without notification…
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I am writing to urge voters to become more informed on the upcoming November referendum on absentee voting.
If this referendum becomes law, you’d no longer be able to…
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Under budgeting of expected revenue in the Edgecomb school budget is a serious…
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I would like to echo the Brennans' support, for Forrest Carver as he runs for selectman in the town of…
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Our Senator, Susan Collins, is the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. That committee will hold a session on Biomedical Research: Keeping America's Edge on April 30.…
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You think you are immune from the atrocities that the Trump administration is doing. Think again.…
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Victoria "Tory" Paxson is a BRHS graduate, the parent of a BRES student, and an engaged and committed community member who cares very much about the future of our schools. I’m…
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I’m writing to ask that you vote for Peggy Splaine for re-election to the consolidated Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor School Committee, (the CSD) at the election to be held on…
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I have a worldwide reputation as a designer of recreational boat electrical systems. I work with a local company in Woolwich to supply equipment for these projects. I am…
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I would like to thank Senator Collins for her leadership in supporting access to telehealth services by introducing the bipartisan Connect for Health Act along with 59 other…
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Special thanks to Leigh Sherrill for her years of Southport columns. Her love of the people and place shone through every week. It has been a while since our parents lived on…
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In 2017 the Edgecomb School Board embarked on a program to increase the number of nonresident tuition students attending the Edgecomb Eddy School. Apparently, this was…
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Monopoly of political power is the defining characteristic of all dictatorships.
Minority parties have used and corrupted democratic institutions, where they pre-existed…
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Americans are faced with the paradox of dealing with enemies of an open society while maintaining those ideals that define that society. Such is the…
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Who’s afraid of the big-bad-governor?
Wielding the sword of corruption.
The no-bid contracts/audit scandal is nothing.
The Red Chinese pot growing…
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We are writing to support the candidacy of Forrest Carver for the Edgecomb Select Board. As a lifelong resident of Edgecomb, Forrest demonstrates a broad understanding of the…
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In a recent letter to the editor, Denise Griffin makes a number of inaccurate and misleading accusations about the financial management of the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor School…
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In the third week of March, I found that there was an open seat on the Water District Board of Trustees. That was past the date to file papers.
This…
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Another mechanism whereby the Edgecomb school board creates large surpluses is the over budgeting of expenses. The most obvious example is the over budgeting of contracted…
