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Comment on Town commitee to consider Higgins Beach parking issue - June 4, 2010

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:26:07 GMT

In addition to the rather expensive lot, there is also a small collection of free public parking spaces in front of the Inn. The Inn may try to tell you that they're private property but if they do, they're lying, according to the police; those are, indeed, public spaces, so don't be swayed by their attempts to mislead you if you visit there. Still, these dozen or so spaces are not nearly enough to meet everyone's needs so the parking ban should be lifted and the parking charge lowered to allow better access. Also, the lot is currently leased by the Inn so a boycott should be implemented until 2011, when the town takes ownership.

Comment on ‘Lyme Runner’ beats crippling disease (Printed July 23, 2010)

Deb — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:26:43 GMT

Thanks for sharing your story. I haven't been able to run since I've had Lyme disease, but I'm going to try again this fall and see what happens. I end up with severe headaches whenever I've tried in the past.
I completed 18 mos of oral antibiotics and 6 weeks of IV antibiotics and I think I finally have beat this debilitating disease.
I need to find out why I get headaches when I try running. My GP says...don't run...walk. Not a good answer when you are a runner. I can't just stop running, I have for the past 6 years and now I want it back.
I had mostly neurological symptoms and seem to be symptom free or at least about 85% symptom free so I'm hoping for the best. Good luck with the marathon, I'd be overjoyed with a mile!

Comment on ‘Lyme Runner’ beats crippling disease (Printed July 23, 2010)

Dolores Claesson — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:30:53 GMT

Congratulations Angela, I am thrilled to hear you have kicked those tick borne diseases and can resume a normal life. I too hope that everyone in my family will be able to do the same. My 17 year old daughter has missed 2 years of high school with this dreadful disease. Others near me have not been as fortunate. Jennifer Pesci a 45 year old woman near me just died of lyme disease and its complications but the Infectious Disease Society is still busy ignoring chronic lyme. All of these deaths are on their heads and one day I hope to live long enough to see them pay dearly for their maliciousness. We need to have more research to figure out these tick borne diseases. It is shameful that America, one of the richest countries in the world is ignoring this epidemic. What are the people at the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institute of Health and the Red Cross doing about these infections. Our entire blood supply is compromised with the lack of screening for tick borne diseases. I am appalled that our lives mean so little that the government is allowing insurance companies to get away with not paying for much needed IV antibiotics for people suffering miserably with NeuroBorreliosis. Could we be the next Tuskegee airmen study where they are seeing the long term effect of the spirochetal infection, Borrelia or lyme disease. Our government withheld treatment of American Black servicemen to see the long term effects of another spirochetal infection, Syphillis. It is time the American public woke up and fought for justice. Unfortunately the lyme sufferers are too ill to fight back. Thank you Gillian Graham for writing a much needed article to expose this epidemic to the public that our government seems to be suppressing. Good Luck to all with lyme and may we be as healthy as Angela in the very near future.

Comment on Russian dance school taps local dancer (Printed June 18, 2010)

ryanne — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:28:42 GMT

arianna has been my friend for a while and i can see how much pasion she has. she could be going down the road for a walk with me and she just breaks out dancing

Comment on Family offers helping hand - June 4, 2010

Donna DeWitt — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:52:33 GMT

Navigating services for children with special needs is a daunting task for parents. I have experienced this firsthand with my niece who has been diagnosed with Mental Retardation. And sometimes advocating for services just isn't enough in today's economy. Insurance declines services more often than not. There are millions of parents like these out there in our society. It pays to have foundations to support what many parents can not.

Comment on Tragedy averted (Printed June 11, 2010)

Edward and Grace Willamowicz — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:22:14 GMT

Last Monday, about 8:55 AM, touring New England from Toronto, Ontario we followed Kevin's truck and watched in horror when, for no apparent reason, he suddenly turned left and collided with a tanker. We were terrified by a potential explossion of gasoline in the tanker which could engulf them, and us. Luckily, the driver of the tanker proved to be in control and stop it, just before leaving the highway. In our opinion Ryan Dube deserves a credit for driving responsibly at speed limit, and his overall expertly performance under the difficult circumstances. Perhaps to him Kevin and we owe our lives. Thank you Ryan.
Our best wishes of a speedy recovery for Kevin.

Comment on Man tells of capture by Israelis in raid (Printed June 11, 2010)

marge — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:35:48 GMT

I like the fact that peace activist, Scott Hamann, gives 1st hand account of what happened on the Gaza Flotilla ship and his treatment as an Israeli prisoner. Most of all, i am glad he was able to smuggle out his digital memory card to confirm his story, and give the world a front seat to what really happened on the Gaza Flotilla ship.

God bless Scott Hamann and the rest of the peace activists who were killed, severly injured, and traumatized on a humanitarian mission to take food, medicine, and construction materials to 1.5 million Palestinians in dire need of them.

Now, the world must demand justice for the victims.

Comment on New Web site opens the world’s closets (Printed Dec. 25, 2009)

Joanna — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:06:26 GMT

JUST FYI- The site is free now for members. There's a $12 per year ad fee for Locally owned and operated businesses, but the majority is free. There's more changes. I've adapted things as time and members demand. The ultimate recycle, borrow, lend and skillshare though...that premise is still very much intact. :)

Comment on Catch-22: Mold concerns aired about aging school (Printed May 28, 2010)

sharon — Sat, 29 May 2010 02:12:46 GMT

Dear Mr. Harry,

I wanted to let you know that the following statement is a myth in US health policy: Stachbotrys mold was found...the levels “would not create a condition whereby persons were at risk for illness unless ingested.”

This is where and why the myth originated:
http://www.moldwarriors.com/SK/WSJOnlineJan92007.pdf

Comment on Letter: Rowe is ‘man of integrity’ (Printed May 28, 2010)

Citizen Speaker — Sat, 29 May 2010 01:42:41 GMT

Steve Rowe wants to:
Keep government living beyond it’s means; manipulate bank loan industry (like fannie-mea-freddie-mac);create more government jobs, continuing dependency on federal bonds-loans, have more government control and larger volume of hand-out funds to ‘’incubate’’ business, give out more worthless guarantees of loans to small business, from an already broke state; wants to give tax incentives for businesses hiring a worker, but a fraction of what the worker already costs, and only a limited amount, not continual in a market environment where demand doesn’t exist to justify the employment; tax on mileage, despite the fact people have to travel to find sparse jobs due to state failure and neglect, further impacting it’s already compromised residents; borrow funds, grants, bonds, bonds, loan funds, borrowed funds, and increase benefit charges (tax increases); reduce school funding if towns pick up cost and start-up pre-school (shell game to dodge unlimited entitlement promises to unions)

I don't believe Steve Rowe is a healthy choice for Maine.