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  • Published
    April 18, 2013

    Prosecutors should have accepted guilty plea in theater shooting rampage

    Prosecutors have rebuffed an offer by James E. Holmes, the accused killer of 12 people in a movie theater rampage in Aurora, Colo., last year, to plead guilty in exchange for a sentence of life in prison.

  • Published
    April 18, 2013

    We can’t allow terrorism threat to paralyze us

    Commenting on the horrific explosions in Boston, President Barack Obama insisted Tuesday that "the American people refuse to be terrorized."

  • Published
    April 17, 2013

    Drone pilots’ service to get appropriate honor

    Defense Secretary Charles Hagel hasn't held his job very long, but he's already proved he can listen.

  • Published
    April 16, 2013

    Businesses must keep ahead of cybercrooks

    When we think about cyberattacks, it's easy conjure up images of a massive intelligence agency plotting to disable missile systems or shut down the electric grid.

  • Published
    April 16, 2013

    Congress shouldn’t block Postal Service changes

    When the U.S. Postal Service announced in February that it would end Saturday mail delivery this summer, most Americans reacted with a mixture of wistfulness and resignation. Yes, it was sad that the mail carrier wouldn't be dropping off letters on Saturday anymore, but scaling back to five days was a necessary concession to the agency's financial problems and a reflection of changes in communication wrought by the Internet.

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  • Published
    April 15, 2013

    China tries to limit the spread of new bird flu

    The continuous rise in the number of people infected with the new strain of bird flu means the authorities must be relentless in their efforts to fight the virus and a nationwide information network needs to be established to prevent it spreading.

  • Published
    April 15, 2013

    Online communications by elected officials

    A recent article by The Associated Press focuses on the Obama administration's efforts to control the imagery and information flowing out of Washington, highlighting the benefits and pitfalls.

  • Published
    April 15, 2013

    North Korea continues its saber-rattling

    Another week and more tough talk from North Korea is likely.

  • Published
    April 14, 2013

    Both parties failed us on cellphone bill

    Both houses of the Legislature missed a chance last week to make our roads safer by outlawing cellphone use by drivers.

  • Published
    April 14, 2013

    Far too many Mainers still hungry, poor

    The stock market has recovered. Home prices are starting to recover and jobs numbers are creeping back, if at a glacial pace.