I don’t make a habit of complaining, but summer is over, and I have been waiting since spring to see repairs to the Main Street railroad crossing.

I would like to thank area residents for their generosity and support of the annual Drive Out Cancer event that took place between Cony and Gardiner high schools. In August, the 2012 Relay For Life’s publicity committee stood with the Augusta and Gardiner communities to Drive Out Cancer by sharing how money raised at Relay For Life supports the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care.

Wouldn’t it be enlightening to open a daily newspaper and find that your journalists and editors could give their readers an unbiased view of the news?

I just came from the grand opening of the Skowhegan Grist Mill in downtown Skowhegan. It was an exciting affair with lots of people and lots of excitement for the prospects for the grist mill and associated businesses.

I agree with those who speak about the importance of the middle class. I also hope the middle class some day can consist of folks who have to scrape a little less than they have to now.

I would like to express my thanks to Amy Calder’s column on Sept. 3 about the old Wyandotte woolen mill.

I am pleased to be voting for Patsy Crockett, Democrat for Augusta’s House District 57. I have talked with her many times about issues important to me; every time I find she immediately takes action to help.

We have now heard the party platforms for the two major candidates for president.