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PublishedJanuary 14, 2013
VIEW FROM AWAY: New Congress looks more like people it represents
The transition in Congress from one of the least productive in memory to the most diverse in history is a welcome change -- but one that will be but a footnote without new members agitating the old guard for action.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2013
VIEW FROM AWAY: Caymans devoted to helping wealthy dodge taxes
Annette Zavareei is more than just a Charleston counselor. She's also an activist who jumps into crusades.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2013
OUR OPINION: Needs of aging homeless strain social services
Maine's homeless population is not only growing, but it is growing older.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2013
OUR OPINION: Closing loophole doesn’t mean new gun control law
Gun regulation has always been considered the third rail of Maine politics. Once networks of gun rights advocates are activated, lawmakers hear from constituents.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2013
OUR OPINION: Governor’s budget proposal gets ball rolling
Members of the new Legislature took their oaths in December, but their work didn't really start until Friday, when Gov. Paul LePage delivered his two-year budget proposal.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2013
VIEW FROM AWAY: Senate should base Hagel vote only on ability
In choosing former Sen. Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense, has President Barack Obama made an "in your face" appointment, as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., complains?
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2013
VIEW FROM AWAY: Fiscal debate seems like never-ending cartoon
Americans might be wondering if they are stuck in a Looney Toons cartoon. We technically went over the fiscal cliff at the start of 2013, but just like Daffy or the Road Runner, we've yet to begin our descent. We are in that part of the cartoon where the victim hovers in midair, quizzically looking around and waiting for the next calamity.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2013
OUR OPINION: Health care cuts denial bodes ill
Don't look for winners in the recent decision by the Obama administration to refuse waivers for most of the proposed health care cuts passed by Maine Republicans last year. There were only losers.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2013
OUR OPINION: Background checks needed of all gun buyers
Detectives in Portland got a hot lead when they found that the bullet that fatally wounded Darien Richardson came from a gun that was used in another homicide a month later.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2013
OUR OPINION: Debt ceiling not fodder for GOP ‘ransom’ demand
Now that the fiscal cliff has been avoided, Congress is lurching toward the next self-created and totally unnecessary fiscal crisis.
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