| Former Insurance Agent Responds To Office Closure Story
Following the publication of story regarding the sudden closure of the MetLife insurance office in Damariscotta in the March 19 edition of The Lincoln County News ("Newcastle Man Can't Find His Insurance Agent", page 13) the story's subject, Patrick Leeman, contacted The Lincoln County News and issued a written statement.
Leeman's absence came to the fore when one of his customers, Robin Anderson of Newcastle, couldn't find Leeman to deal with an insurance issue. Anderson, a former Leeman client, struck a deer on the Bristol Rd. Jan. 29. Anderson has produced paperwork indicating he was covered at the time of the accident and is still waiting for an insurance check to fix the $2500 damage to his car.
Anderson said he last saw Leeman March 12. On that date, Anderson said he met with Leeman at his office in the Chasse Building on Bus.
They gave up a car to gain freedom
It's been 11 years since Jim and Peggy Otterstrom of Big Bear City paid a monthly car note. You won't hear them griping about high gasoline prices or the monthly car insurance bill. That's because the Otterstroms haven't owned a car since 1997."We do a lot of walking," Peggy says when asked how they get around the Valley.Walking is something Peggy and Jim have in common. Both had careers as letter carriers before moving to Big Bear. They walked miles every day on the job. After transferring to Big Bear, walking door-to-door became a thing of the past. So, the couple started walking to work, even before they got rid of the car that was taking up space in the driveway. "We really missed walking," Jim admits with a gleam in his eye.When walking isn't convenient, they ride bicycles or take MARTA.
Catholic vote critical for Dems in Pa.
Understanding Pennsylvania's rich Catholic tradition and responding to it is an article of faith for Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama as the April 22 primary looms in the still unsettled and intense Democratic presidential race. It's a way of life - and of thinking - well-known to the people of Scranton, a working-class city nestled in northeast Pennsylvania where earlier generations worked in the factories, mills and coal mines - and kneeled in prayer in Catholic church pews on Sunday morning. On Election Day of yesteryear, large numbers of Pennsylvania Catholics evoked the name of Franklin D. Roosevelt and voted Democratic. This year, Clinton has fared well among Catholic voters in early primary states and she holds a substantial lead over Obama among Catholic Democrats in Pennsylvania polls.
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