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Letter: Politics and politicians always part of Scarborough (July 25, 2008)

Letter: Fair is fair when it comes to politicking (July 25, 2008)

Letter: Kudos to parade (July 25, 2008)

Nate Jones' Locker: ‘Put one foot in front of the other (ouch) (July 18, 2008)

Plant Life: Compost – Take it or leave it? (July 1, 2008)

Reporter's Notebook: Waiting for 08-08-2008 (July 11, 2008)

Plant Life: What the rose knows (June 27, 2008)

Reporter's Notebook: Lessons to be learned from TV (June 27, 2008)

Reporter's Notebook: Notions on nostalgia (June 20, 2008)

Letter: Bliss sends thanks (June 20, 2008)

Letter: Community has caring spirit (June 20, 2008)

Letter: Reports of rape increased in 2007

Reporter's Notebook: Doing the right thing doesn’t always feel right (June 13, 2008)

Molly's Musings: Stay out of the Street (June 6, 2008)

Letter: Bliss is best man for the job (June 6, 2008)

Letter: Stay sober during graduation (June 6, 2008)

Letter: The library staff is wonderful (June 6, 2008)

Letter: Cote brings fresh face to D.C. (June 6, 2008)

Letter: Consider Cote for Congress (June 6, 2008)

Letter: Seniors don't need big bucks (June 6, 2008)

Letter: Voting June 10 is imperative (May 30, 2008)

Letter: Let’s use common sense here (May 30, 2008)

Letter: Vote for Larry Bliss June 10 (May 30, 2008)

Letter: Bulky item drop off is great (May 30, 2008)

Letter: Demands need to be prioritized (May 30, 2008)

Letter: Kudos to Rosenfield (May 30, 2008)

Molly's Musings: "Mad money" (May 23, 2008)

Letter: Don’t cut local library budgets (May 23, 2008)

Stephanie Grinnell's Notebook: "The many faces of motherhood" (May 16, 2008)

Letter: Many memories of life in town (May 16, 2008)

Opinion: "Cabela’s, A new beacon of hope" (May 9, 2008)

Letter: Following topic with interest (May 9, 2008)

Letter: Writing to ask for your help (May 9, 2008)

Letter: Open letter to the users of the Eastern Trail (May 9, 2008)

Letter: Please be considerate with dogs (May 2, 2008)

And so it goes, another year gone (May 2, 2008)

Letter: Police were not doing their job (May 2, 2008)

Letter: Tips for public transportation (Printed April 25, 2008)

Letter: Taxes should be going down (Printed April 25, 2008)

Letter: A challenge for your apology (Printed April 25, 2008)

Letter: School calendar is a hot topic (Printed April 25, 2008)

Ward Peck's Jersey Tawk: "What were they thinking?" (Printed April 18, 2008)

Ward Peck's Jersey Tawk: "Two miles in 50 minutes" (Printed April 4, 2008)

Letter: Something to talk about (Printed April 4, 2008)

Nate Jones' Locker: "Hatching a plan" (Printed March 28, 2008)

Guest Column: Are your child’s toys safe? (Printed March 28, 2008)

Ward Peck's Jersey Tawk: "My wife’s affair with Eliot Spitzer" (Printed March 21, 2008)

Nate Jones' Notebook: Welcome to the world – now it’s time to start growing (Printed March 14, 2008)

Letter: Follow the rules (Printed March 14, 2008)

Ward Peck's Jersey Tawk: "In defense of Leap Day" (Printed March 7, 2008)

Letter: Ruined Sunday (Printed March 7, 2008)

Nate Jones' Notebook: "Waiting for a second date" (Printed Feb. 29, 2008)

Ward Peck's Jersey Tawk: Ay(uh) you think you’re so pretty (Printed Feb. 22, 2008)

Nate Jones' Notebook: Back to the basics to get to the future (Printed Feb. 15, 2008)

Guest column: Winter of discount in Augusta (Printed Feb. 15, 2008)

Ward Peck's Jersey Tawk: Corrections, clarifications and apologies (Printed Feb. 8, 2008)

Letter: Obama represents course of change (Printed Feb. 8, 2008)

Letter: A story about hope (Printed Feb. 8, 2008)

Editorial: A few words about bias (Printed Feb. 1, 2008)

Nate Jones' Notebook: Stop the presses (Printed Feb. 1, 2008)

Letter: Maine – the way life should be (Printed Feb. 1, 2008)

Letter: ‘Too balanced in unbalanced situation' (Printed Feb. 1, 2008)

Editorial: A dream – nearly realized (Printed Jan. 25, 2008)

Ward Peck's Jersey Tawk: "Waiting for Maine to inhale" (Printed Jan. 25, 2008)

Guest Editorial: In search of the treasure of Scarborough Library (Printed Jan. 18, 2008)

Amanda Estes' Notebook: "Watching Patriots score a home run" (Printed Jan. 18, 2008)

Letter: Shame on Leader for publishing ‘nonsense’ (Printed Jan. 18, 2008)

Letter: Open letter to ‘doughnut driver' (Printed Jan. 18, 2008)

Ward Peck's Jersey Tawk: "And they’re off!" (Printed Jan. 11, 2008)

Letter: Traffic concerns (Printed Jan. 4, 2008)

Amanda Estes' Notebook: Overcoming the winter blues (Printed Dec. 21, 2007)

Editorial: Tis' the season (Printed Dec. 14, 2007)

Ward Peck's Jersey Tawk: "Christmas letter" Printed Dec. 14, 2007)

Editorial: Soule's revolt (Printed Dec. 7, 2007)

James V. Horrigan's Notebook: Real or hoax? Or does it matter? (Printed Dec. 7, 2007)

Ward Peck's Jersey Tawk "Reaching back – " Printed Nov. 30, 2007)

Amanda Estes' Notebook: "A season for true love" (Printed Nov. 23, 2007)

Guest Editorial: Helping Family Caregivers A Holiday Opportunity (Printed Nov. 16, 2007)

Ward Peck's Jersey Tawk "A bad day for Co-Co" (Printed Nov. 16, 2007)

Amanda Estes' Notebook: Aiding friend on 'meat-free' journey (Printed Nov. 9, 2007)

Ward Peck's Jersey Tawk "Respectful dialog" (Printed Nov. 2, 2007)

Letter: Seniors need a place to gather (Printed Nov. 2, 2007)

Letter: No to gambling (Printed Nov. 2, 2007)

Letter: Support for Dell'Ollio

Letter: Vote for Wood (Printed Nov. 2, 2007)

Letter: Vote 'no' on park proposal

Letter: No to racino (Printed Nov. 2, 2007)

Editorial: Stop talking at and start talking to (Printed Oct. 26, 2007)

Amanda Estes' Notebook: Approaching the big 2-5 (Printed Oct. 26, 2007)

Letter: Speak up against Planning Board (Printed Oct. 26, 2007)

Letter: Vote 'No' on No.1 (Printed Oct. 26, 2007)

Letter: Vote against park bond on ballot (Printed Oct. 26, 2007)

Letter: Reasons to vote for community park (Printed Oct. 26, 2007)

Letter: Vote for Wood (Printed Oct. 26, 2007)

Editorial: Cast an educated vote (Printed Oct. 19, 2007)

Ward Peck's Jersey Tawk: Commercial Break (Printed Oct. 19, 2007)

Letters: Three votes for Mike Woods and one for Roy (Printed Oct. 19, 2007)