Letter to the editor: Elect Kathleen Meil

Fri, 05/27/2016 - 8:15am

I was driving through Rockport village last week, listening to national elections coverage on the radio.  I have found it hard to get excited about any of our prospects on the national stage.  That’s why I feel so grateful and hopeful for our own region, knowing that I have a chance to help elect Kathleen Meil as my State Representative in Augusta.

I have seen Kathleen working in our communities for a number of years, volunteering in our schools, on our library committee, and as an advocate for energy efficiency in our communities.  Her leadership is at once about hard work, friendliness, and a desire to find common ground on difficult issues.  Our next State Representative is going to need to vote on important, complicated problems that affect our lives.  Kathleen is the candidate I trust most to do the work, listen to the details, and make the kind of reasoned decisions that are needed to improve our communities.

Betsy Saltonstall seems to be a good, well-intentioned person.  But we need more than good intentions in Augusta.  Kathleen has the energy and the willingness to put her skills into action.  Kathleen is the one who will work to protect the interests of citizens of Rockport, Islesboro, and Camden at the State House. 

I’m not sure my political opinion is any more informed than anyone else’s.  But I know character.  Kathleen Meil has character, and she is the best candidate to represent District 94.  That’s why I will be voting for Kathleen on June 14, 2016, and why I hope you will, too.

Rick Thackeray lives in Camden