[LincolnTalk] For Decades, Southern States Considered Thanksgiving an Act of Northern Aggression

2023-11-23 Thread Sara Mattes
And we thought our debates over the Community Center and HCA zoning were heated, pumpkin pie seems to have out done us. For Decades, Southern States Considered Thanksgiving an Act of Northern Aggression In the 19th century, pumpkin pie ignited a culture war. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articl

[LincolnTalk] non-turkey Thanksgiving

2023-11-23 Thread Bijoy Misra
Dear friends,, In this town of Lincoln, I am a minority Hindu of Indian descent. Hindu is not a prescriptive religion, it is an empirical belief system of acknowledgement. That our existence is a blessing of myriads of other objects and cosmos is the acknowledgement. I will complete twenty years

Re: [LincolnTalk] Thankful to live in Lincoln

2023-11-23 Thread Terri via Lincoln
Happy Thanksgiving Lincoln!  I'd like to sprinkle alittle humor into this conversation. so I'll tag onto Sara's "One Fell Swoop" comment with a hilarious skit from my favorite comedian.. Nate Borgatze.  Enjoy... don't worry no profanities! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldwfL1gJ4jw Terri

Re: [LincolnTalk] Thankful to live in Lincoln

2023-11-23 Thread Anne Warner
Let’s just be grateful, all together, for the life we lead now in Lincoln. We pay attention to war; and we forget to appreciate peace. Part of peaceful coexistence is the ability and social structure that enables us to discuss our differences respectfully. I delete a lot of LincolnTalk emails (righ

[LincolnTalk] What is the REAL tax increase for the CC project?

2023-11-23 Thread Edward Young via Lincoln
Andy Wang wrote of my post about the Select Board’s November 16 mailing: “Not going to argue on the 'prominence' of the presentation, just pointing out that the values seem to be properly labeled and consistent. " But the PROMINENCE with which the various numbers are presented to the voters is

[LincolnTalk] Free stone dust

2023-11-23 Thread Stephen Dirrane
Hello LincolnTalk, It’s been an age old tradition in our family to give out stone dust on Thanksgiving. We have 2-3 yards or prime Cavechios stone dust, buttery smooth, which we’d love to share, just as the Wampanoag shared with the Pilgrims. Either email or text me at (978) 369-0024 if intere

[LincolnTalk] December Happenings at the Lincoln Public Library

2023-11-23 Thread Ran Cronin
Here are just a few of the many events happening at LPL in December: The Nutcracker: A Preview Friday, December 1, 4-5 PM, Tarbell Room, Lincoln Public Library Join us for a reading of The Nutcracker geared to young ch

Re: [LincolnTalk] Thankful to live in Lincoln

2023-11-23 Thread Sara Mattes
I suggest you put LincolnTalk in the search function, scan and delete in one fell swoop.In the alternative, subscribe for the digest format and it will arrive as a package- easy to digest…as I pray the meal we will probably stuff ourselves with is too.🥂Sent from my iPadOn Nov 23, 2023, at 11:08 AM,

Re: [LincolnTalk] Thankful to live in Lincoln

2023-11-23 Thread Donald Fonseca
You might be happily retired. Speak for yourself. 200 plus emails a week packed in with desirable emails becomes a full-time job. One suitable for a retired person sipping a cup of Joe in the morning. It always amuses me when people cannot see beyond themselves. On this Thanksgiving Day, not be

Re: [LincolnTalk] Thankful to live in Lincoln

2023-11-23 Thread V Saleme
Thanks and happy Thanksgiving to you as well Scott and everyone else! Vic On Thu, Nov 23, 2023 at 10:48 AM Scott Clary wrote: > Happy Thanksgiving Lincoln! > > We all have the the ability to not open an email and hit the delete > button. > > Kind Regards, > > Scott Clary > 617-968-5769 > > Sent

Re: [LincolnTalk] Thankful to live in Lincoln

2023-11-23 Thread Scott Clary
Happy Thanksgiving Lincoln! We all have the the ability to not open an email and hit the delete button. Kind Regards, Scott Clary 617-968-5769 Sent from a mobile device - please excuse typos and errors On Wed, Nov 22, 2023, 10:56 PM Donald Fonseca wrote: > I second that. Between the bias war

Re: [LincolnTalk] Radical change in Lincoln

2023-11-23 Thread Sara Mattes
You are correct- this issue comes up every time there is a hot issue(s) on the Warrant.But, to date, no one has done the serious work to explore options.We are are a town of volunteers, so I urge all who are interested to explore the state constitution and all Town legal docs to see if and how you

Re: [LincolnTalk] What is the REAL tax increase for the CC project?

2023-11-23 Thread Andy Wang
The $291-$309 value you're referencing on that page is stated as 'Estimated tax impact *per $10 mil borrowed*'. That dollar value is also for the FY23 Median Home Value ($1,259,900, which has a median tax bill of $17,488), so it will vary based on individual home prices. There is also the chart o

[LincolnTalk] deCordova I Store Thanksgiving Weekend Shopping Hours

2023-11-23 Thread Mary Balogh
HAPPY THANKSGIVING to you from the deCordova Store! Our Thanksgiving weekend hours are: *FRIDAY: 10am - 4pm* *GREEN FRIDAY:* *Take the **Gratitude and Awe Family Hike *https://thetrustees.org/event/85855/*, and then stop by the store to see what's new for the holidays!* *SATURDAY: 10am - 5pm* *

Re: [LincolnTalk] Thankful to live in Lincoln

2023-11-23 Thread Danielle Pierce
With all due respect, this is a huge issue that is being voted on very soon. Moreover, there seem to be a lot of things that are only now being discovered. If people want to talk, they should. If people don’t want to talk or listen, they shouldn’t. But trying to silence people at this point in