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Editorials

Published
October 30, 2013

OUR OPINION: For Sox, we’ll sleep in November

Late nights are worth it to watch the World Series
Published
October 29, 2013

OUR OPINION: No one factor, no one cure for homeless

“Homelessness,” like “poverty,” is a one-word name for a constellation of problems that have deep roots and far-reaching consequences.
Published
October 28, 2013

OUR OPINION: Let Halloween help expand girls’ horizons

Halloween is almost here, and millions are looking forward to the one night a year when they can go out in public, dressed as whatever or whoever they want to be. Judging from the costumes sold by national retailers, young girls want to be either pink and pretty princesses and ballerinas or miniskirted vampires and midriff-baring pirates.
Published
October 28, 2013

Who watches the watchers?

Distributing revelations about the voracious appetite of the National Security Agency for personal email and instant messaging accounts stir a basic question: Where is Congress and the executive branch?
Published
October 28, 2013

Let Halloween help expand girls’ horizons

Halloween is almost here, and millions are looking forward to the one night a year when they can go out in public, dressed as whatever or whoever they want to be. Judging from the costumes sold by national retailers, young girls want to be either pink and pretty princesses and ballerinas or miniskirted vampires and midriff-baring pirates.

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Published
October 27, 2013

OUR OPINION: Bond projects an investment in state’s future

When it comes to Maine’s economy, the challenge should be creating jobs, not filling them.
Published
October 25, 2013

OUR OPINION: Thumbs up, thumbs down

Quick takes on issues in the news this week in central Maine ...
Published
October 25, 2013

OUR OPINION: Portland man carrying rifle displayed poor judgment

Carlos Reed says he was exercising his Second Amendment rights. But he’s accused of the “threatening display of a weapon” for walking around Portland carrying an assault rifle, allegedly in a position from which it can be rapidly aimed.
Published
October 24, 2013

OUR OPINION: Out of school, out of work

Almost 15 percent of Americans age 16-24 are out of school and out of work. That’s 6 million young adults who are building neither skills nor experience, putting them behind as they head into their most productive years.
Published
October 23, 2013

OUR OPINION: Statoil departure part of LePage’s anti-wind stance

Gov. Paul LePage’s energy policy rests on three principles: Renewable power is too expensive to be practical, access to natural gas is what will make Maine manufacturing competitive and Maine will be able to buy low-cost hydroelectric power from Quebec.