October 21
7:30 PM
Basement of the Lincoln Town Offices

Sue Pope v. Tom Conroy
Debate
Sponsored by The League of Women Voters
October 7
Wayland Town Hall

Sue Pope v. Tom Conroy
Debate
Lincoln-Sudbury High School
October 14

Please write a letter to the Lincoln Journal editor endorsing Sue Pope. Here are some letters that discuss some key issues. You can cut and paste and customize them for a more personalized endorsement:

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To the Editor:

As a Massachusetts taxpayer, I'm really tired of how my money is being spent. Recently Governor Patrick (of all people) wanted to slash $145,824 fromm the budget for legal services provided to prison inmates. Our current state representative, Tom Conroy, voted against the Governor and restored the money to the budget.

Some of the lawsuits make by prisoners are ridiculous. Instead of having LESS of our tax money paying for these legal fees so the state can effectively pay to sue itself, Rep. Conroy wants MORE of our tax money to go towards these legal fees. We law-abiding citizens have better things to spend our money on, like improving education, fixing roads and bridges, and paying for local aid.

We need a state representative that wants our money spent sensibly. We need to elect Susan Pope!

Sincerely,

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To the Editor:

I've been reading the web sites for Tom Conroy and Susan Pope's state representative campaigns. There is a big difference between the two.

Susan Pope says that she is in favor of addressing the high cost of living by keeping taxes low. Tom Conroy actually lists as an accomplishment the fact that he signed a letter to House Speaker DiMasi advocating for a hotel and meals tax option.

I enjoy a good mean out with my family every once in a while, but I've already started cutting back because of the high cost of living these days. Now Mr. Conroy is telling me that I should be paying more for my chicken parm.

Maybe I could afford to skip a few meals out. Fine. But in this tight economy, the restaurants that I patronize can't afford to lose my business.

Sincerely,

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To the Editor:

I am not sure I'd call myself an "environmentalist" but I am sincerely interested in doing my part to save energy and trim utility bills. But it is hard to do because it is so darn expensive.

Last year, our state had a chance to exempt energy-efficient light bulbs (like CRFs and LEDs) fromt he state sales tax. That would have given people like me an automatic 5% discount on doing our part to save the planet. But Mr. Conroy voted NO and the measure did not pass.

When it comes to bright ideas, Mr. Conroy presents a dim light.

Sincerely,

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To the Editor:

Many people don't know it, but Governor Patrick maintains an office in Washington, D.C. that is dedicated to lobbying the federal government on behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Taxpayers foot that bill.

Last year, Mr. Conroy voted to give Governor Patrick another $435,292 to "enhance" the office. That's bad enough considering the fact that our state is experiencing tough fiscal times and we could have use the money to pay for more useful things. But now we're hearing that the federal reimbursements to pay for health care in this state are months overdue, despite the "lobbying" that the governor's Washington office is supposed to be doing for us.

So, what did the taxpayers actually get for their $435,292?

Sincerely,

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The Lincoln Republican Town Committee
P.O. Box 286
Lincoln, MA 01773
LincolnGOP@gmail.com