I love our Townie event: foot race, kids bike ride, the fabulous parade with 
our passionate, creative residents: kudos to Codman Farm for the most amusing 
signage and to the record number of Hanscom-expansion protesters and 
sign-carrying climate activists on foot. 

But every year I’m in town, I go to hear our very own author, Rick Wiggin in 
full Colonial garb, read the Declaration of Independence. I especially like his 
enumeration of King George's injustices and the reasons we had to sever our 
connection with England but remain ‘in peace, friends’.  What great language 
those 18th century Americans used: consanguinity, acquiescence.  They were not 
yet fully inclusive but they were radical in their day. 

I was sorry the audio was not better for Rick’s reading as his voice has 
wonderful gravitas.  The musket firing is always a jolt of recognition of the 
armed struggle that was sadly required. Thank you, Rick, and all the Lincoln 
Minutemen.


Lynne Smith
5 Tabor Hill Road
Lincoln, MA 01773
cell:  781-258-1175
[email protected]



> On Jul 4, 2023, at 2:26 PM, Jennifer Glass via Lincoln 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Fantastic day! And thank you to our Public Safety and DPW teams, and to the 
> Pierce House and the Lincoln Boy Scouts!
> 
>> On Jul 4, 2023, at 2:17 PM, Rob <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Completely agree!
>> 
>> When you see this crew around town thank them! 
>> 
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>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Jul 4, 2023, at 1:58 PM, Margaret P Flint <[email protected]> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Thank you for doing an un-rain dance, gritting your teeth and going ahead 
>>> with the festivities.  It was a great 4th!
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