Senator Collins at Great Salt Bay School
Senator Susan Collins recently stopped in to The Great Salt Bay Consolidated School in Damariscotta. Senator Collins spent time reading with the 4th graders and then met with the 8th grade. The Senator spoke with the upperclassmen about perseverance and told of her defeat in the 1994 gubernatorial race and of how she came back a few years later to win both a tough primary race and the general election.
Now, if you're a cynic like me you're first thought is, "she must be up for re election". But no, she is not running this year and even if she was, anything that gets kids more interested in politics and governance has to be a good thing. Who knows, one of these smiling youngsters someday may be serving in Washington and then this picture from the Newcastle Square Realty Blog will be endlessly reprinted much like that now famous picture of JFK and a young Bill Clinton.
Great Salt Bay School is a K through 8 school and serves the towns of Damariscotta, Newcastle and Bremen.
While in town Sen. Collins also spoke at the Small Business Showcase held at the YMCA and sponsored by the Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce.
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