Dear Editor:

So, where do we go from here? Right now any reasonable judgment as to the fortunes of our beloved state is that not much good has happened for us over the past decade.

Attempts to assign blame for our loss of economic vitality, the stagnation of our incomes, the outsourcing of our talented youth to others, the torrent of empty political slogans and tepid policy actions from Augusta, and the sad diminishment of our schools and our roads seem less than useful.

Hand-ringing and endless faulting of other does nothing but deepen our predicament. We can little afford more such name calling and treading of water. Sadly, such leads to just more treading. The status quo does not measure up.

Rather, as Mainers, we need to follow the lead of our fore-bearers. We need to get together, get to work, and get behind folks who can help us claw our way forward to something more, something better. This November offers us an opportunity to do just that.

This fall’s votes will determine much about what happens here in Maine going forward — more treading water while falling further behind or embracing the challenge of the future and swimming up-stream toward promising possibilities.

For those of us in District 53 such a choice awaits us at the ballot box, Nov. 8. We can choose more of the past pointless partisan treading water or we can choose possibility and begin to swim up-stream.

One “up stream swimmer” on November’s ballot is Will Neilson – successful business owner, experienced attorney, and dedicated community leader.

If we want something more for ourselves, something beyond the diminishing state of affairs in which we now find ourselves, Vote Change. Vote Possibility. Vote Progress. Vote Leadership. Vote Will.

Things will start getting better.

Bill Foster

Phippsburg