Thanks to Brunswick Voters

I want to thank ALL of Brunswick for voting yesterday, and of course, I especially want to thank all who voted for me.

Once again, I am humbled by the commitment and sense of community that is ever present in Brunswick, and honored to be entrusted with part of it’s future

I also want to thank Whitney Parrish for running. I got to know her as we campaigned together at several events. The 14 hours together at the poles is certainly a bonding experience. She is a warm, intelligent, involved person, and certainly a worthy opponent. I hope she will continue to be involved and bring her knowledge to town issues and committees.

As for the people of Brunswick, It is clear they feel a duty and obligation to be the best that citizens can be, by showing their strength in getting out to vote. I saw civic duty in action yesterday, and it made me very proud to be a citizen of Brunswick. I promise I will do my best to serve, to listen, to investigate, and try to make the best informed decisions, based on what is best for the current and the future direction of our beautiful town.

Once again, Thanks for getting out and voting and Thanks for supporting and putting your trust in me, I will try to live up to the honor of being elected. And do know, as a Councilor At Large, I am one of two councilors that represent the whole town, and gladly will listen and try to work with folks in ALL districts.

Kathy E Wilson,

Brunswick Councilor At

Large

Many Thanks for Getting Us Through Storm’s Aftermath

Mainers owe a debt of gratitude to all the line workers who have spent the last week plus pulling round-the-clock shifts to restore power to our homes.

These professionals took time away from their families to clear out dangerous electrical hazards, ensuring that all of us could be safe and go on with our lives.

Thanks also to MSAD 75 for opening the high school as a shelter and a place for hot showers. Thank you as well to Legion Post 202 for providing free hot meals and a place to get warm.

So if you see a line worker, a first responder, a volunteer or anyone else who was out there helping, please thank them for getting us all through a storm that caused more outages than the 1998 ice storm.

State Rep. Denise Tepler,

District 54,

Topsham

A Time to Speak Up

Thank you for printing the Opinion article by Grady Burns in the October 17, 2017 Times Record. It was a very necessary reminder of how important Freedom of Speech and the Freedom of the Press are to our democracy.

Our founding fathers made it the first amendment in the Bill of Rights. They knew that without it, the second amendment for the Right to Bare Arms could be taken away. Over the years, the third amendment, Freedom of Religion, has been continually challenged and defended.

Today the internet service providers are trying to gain control of the airwaves. This would give them power over whatever people see or hear. Our local town/city stations must have the same freedom of speech and respect as the larger stations. The Title 11 Net Neutrality rules are crucial to the country.

Each of us must speak up loudly whenever any attempt is made to silence our voices or the press.

Jean Perkins,

Brunswick

Clean Power Plan Sorely Needed

The Clean Power Plan is needed now more than ever, and the Trump Administration has begun the rollback of it. The CPP is America’s first and only federal limits on carbon pollution from existing power plants, and Trump and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt are rigging the system for polluters at the expense of our health and safety.

The EPA just released a new analysis saying just how harmful a repeal of the CPP would be. This is the Trump EPA, not an analysis from the previous administration. The Trump EPA says the CPP would prevent up to 4500 premature deaths a year by 2030, which is 1000 more a year than the Obama EPA estimated.

So rolling back these standards mean more sick kids, more expensive hospital visits, and thousands of easily preventable deaths. It seems like it would the obvious choice to move forward with the CPP. Instead of moving forward, the Trump administration is taking away these safeguards that protect Maine from carbon pollution and climate change.

Ryan Kittle,

Bowdoinham