How nice.

The offices of Plum Creek Timber Company in Fairfield were vandalized yesterday. I'm not sure of the extent of the damage done, but the company's sign was torn down and "Leave Our Land" and "Maine Is Not For Sale" was spray painted on the building.

Plum Creek, you'll recall, is planning to develop a portion of the 400,000+ acres it owns in and around Moosehead Lake. But the vast majority of their lands will remain as commercial forestland and open to traditional recreational uses, such as hiking and camping and snowmobiling.

I have an extremely low tolerance for vandals. And this kind of thing just puts me over the edge.

Clearly these cretins don't understand the rather simple concept of private property. And they have demonstrated their ignorance and lack of respect by wantonly destroying the property of others.

I look at it a little more seriously than mere vandalism, however. This is an act of eco-terrorism and there's just no supporting such acts in this day and age. And this type of action continues to give the legitimate environmental movement, which has accomplished a lot by legal and peaceful means over the years, a big black eye.

Note to you destructive morons: If you have something to say about this development project, then go through the proper channels. After all, that's what Plum Creek is doing with LURC. But I wouldn't expect you to get this concept either.

And I've got a few catchy slogans for you: "Vandals Leave Our Land and Property Alone" and "Maine is Not for Vandals."