Chief Justice Needs a Little Peace and Quiet

PORT CLYDE: Well by now the world is aware that Chief Justice John Roberts has been dismissed from Penobscot Bay Medical Center and is reportedly doing well following his seizure while vacationing at his summer home on Hupper Island, a few hundred yards off of Port Clyde. What was for a while the lead national story is about to be relegated to the back pages of the nation's newspapers.

TV trucks filled the parking lot at the hospital as reporters waited for the judge to emerge from the building. Apparently the political reporters lack the skills of the paparazzi that stalk Paris Hilton, for all they got out of their all night vigil was a long distance friendly smile and a wave from his honor as he jumped into his waiting red Ford SUV. Come on guys, you can do better than that. A nurse's outfit, a dime store stethoscope, it doesn't take much to go under cover here to get that $10,000 shot for People Magazine.

My sister called from the Midwest, having seen the Rockport byline on the story. She was surprised that the judge was here in the first place. I explained that there are many famous people summering along this part of the Maine coast. They’re here to enjoy the cool Maine summer with our spectacular scenery (where the mountains meet the sea). They’re here because of our proximity to Boston and New York but here because the local people give them their privacy. Politicians, musicians, writers, actors and other famous folk know that they can relax here in relative anonymity. We know they’re here; we just leave them alone and allow them to enjoy their time here on the coast of Maine.

So now let's give our famous neighbor some peace and quiet. Ship the sound trucks back to Portland and Boston. It's summer on the Maine coast and all is right with the world. -H-

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