Letters

To the Editor: Silence is one of the first ways a democracy can be destroyed. Rather than asking questions and demanding answers, people just clam-up. I wrote a comment in response to a Letter to the Editor of LymeLine last week. Numerous people have thanked me for it, complimented me on the subject matter but none have wanted to (or dared to) put their names on public … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Old Lyme Republican Candidates Must Declare Opinions on National Party Before Writer Can Consider Voting for Them

** COMMENTING ON THIS LETTER IS NOW CLOSED ** To the Editor: I am highly disturbed by the actions of some of the candidates on the Democratic slate and others in Lyme and Old Lyme who put their name on a petition supporting pornographic content in our towns’ libraries.  With minimal effort, anyone could find out that the books in question promote immoral, … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Some Books in Old Lyme Library Children’s Section are ‘Pornographic,’ BOE Members who Supported Their Retention Should Resign

To the Editor: As a former Selectwoman for Old Lyme from 2003 to 2019, eight of those years as First Selectwoman, I know only too well what the job requires and what qualities are needed to perform it well. This year, the people of Old Lyme will choose between two candidates running for First Selectman, only one of whom is properly prepared.   Martha Shoemaker, while … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Shoemaker is ‘Properly Prepared’ for First Selectman’s Role, Her Opponent is Not

To the Editor: I have lived in Old Lyme for 19 years and am deeply committed to its welfare, including its economic vitality. To that end I have served on the town's Economic Development Commission and continue to serve on the Board of Selectmen's Halls Road Improvements Committee. I am now running for election to the Old Lyme Planning Commission. Decisions made by the … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Old Lyme Planning Commission Candidate Makes Case for Merging Planning, Zoning Commissions

To the Editor: I read Jonathan Wilder’s brilliant letter of support for our library and its staff earlier this morning and my response was, “Why didn’t I say that?”  Not having said it first, I submit this LTE [Letter to the Editor] as my own corollary to his statements.   We live on Library Lane and either Christina or I will usually have some reason to stop … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: More Support for ‘Phoebe’s Superhero(ine)s’, Libraries Are an ‘Enormous Force for Good’

To the Editor: Discounting the 400+ signatures on the pro-library petition by saying it is a mere fraction of Old Lyme’s population is merely social conservatives taking a swipe at those who did sign it and trying to say that the majority of townsfolk wish to have the library censored. This is a continuation of what the right wing group Moms for Liberty is doing and also … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: Starting “Public Outcry” About Certain Books Will Not “Squelch Teenagers/Tweens Interest” in Them, Will Likely Do Opposite

To the Editor: Last week-Old Lyme lost its statesman-in-residence, Lowell Weicker, who lived on Lyme Street near the Library Lane intersection; and even before that, in a cottage on Ball Lane, which must have barely contained his 6 foot, 6 inches.  I do not want to repeat his extensive list of accomplishments, which have already been noted in several tributes, but rather … [Read more...] about Letter to the Editor: More Thoughts on the Passing of Old Lyme’s ‘Statesman-in-Residence’