Proven competence and dedication
From Nelson Barter: I am writing to endorse Kevin Johnson for reelection to the Select Board.
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A candle in the bay
From Janet Galle: I just returned from England and read about Chris McIntire's death. He was one of my most delightful English students at Mt. Ararat in my advanced class in 2009.
Island Law: License and registration
While winter is still with us, I would like to give you all a pop quiz.
Q: What is the suggested speed limit in inclement weather?
A: SLOW!
Harpswell Naturalist: Let it snow!
Eighteen inches of snow for Christmas Eve? What happened to global warming? Mainers, especially our television meteorologists, love to speculate about the next "storm of the century." Hyperbole and selective use of data are the norm: "December was 6 degrees colder than average!" To hear the grumbling, you might think we lived in Greenland rather than our balmy little island community.
Never Not Amazed: Do you even know me?
Of course I'm not going camping. Thank you for suggesting it with a straight face, as if deep in your bones you feel it's a possibility. I'm impressed by your sense of adventure when you want to trudge through a swamp, but when you ask me to go with you, I wonder, "Do you even know me?"
Whether to speak of the weather
When the nurse came into the examining room, she came in hurriedly, a fresh smile on her face and hand extended in what she must have felt was a normal workday greeting situation. I was sitting there on the parchment paper-covered table in a too-small hospital gown that was missing one of the two strings used to tie it closed in the back.
The farmers preserve the land
From David and Dianne Morton: Your January article ("Two Coves Farm shuts down in dispute between farmers, landowner") highlights a distressing misunderstanding of the nature of a farmland trust. It is the farmers — the Gradys — who truly preserve this land through regenerative farming.
Thanks for help after accident
From Elaine Baur: Thank you to all the folks who stopped to help me when my car went off the road and into a snowbank past the Harpswell border and north of Mare Brook Farm on Tuesday, Jan. 6, at about 6:40 a.m.
Supporting Greenleaf for 2nd term
From Jay McCreight: Please join me in voting for Gregory Greenleaf for reelection to the Maine School Administrative District 75 school board. Gregory, in his first term on the board, has served our students well. Serving on a school board requires the ability and dedication to work hard and to work collaboratively. It's a team effort to bring about the best policies for all kids in the district.
School board member seeking reelection
From Gregory Greenleaf: My name is Gregory Greenleaf, and I currently serve on the Maine School Administrative District 75 school board. I am seeking reelection in the upcoming March election.
