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PublishedSeptember 15, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Mass. town misfires in plastic bottle war
Woe to the thirsty of Concord, Mass. Under a bylaw born of convoluted reasoning, a person who heads into a store in that town for some hydration will be able to buy a plastic bottle of soda, but not a similar bottle of what dietitians say should be the drink of choice: water.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2012
OUR OPINION: Stark difference between Romney, Reagan in 1980
If the Republican presidential nominee was looking for a statement to make about the attacks in Cairo and Benghazi, Libya, Monday night, he might have tried this one.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2012
OUR OPINION: Case for fairness must resonate throughout state
Mainers United for Marriage's campaign manager, Matt McTighe, struck the right note of caution Monday in what was otherwise an enthusiastic rally in support of this year's same-sex marriage referendum.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: To voters’ dismay, candidates don’t let facts get in their way
In the heat of battle this presidential election year, accusations are flying from both campaigns of lies, half-truths and contradictions. Yet the candidates no longer show contrition when a statement is unmasked as a distortion or an out-and-out lie. Instead, they accuse the media of spin.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2012
OUR OPINION: It’s not teens’ fault they’re sleepy when school starts
If there were a new educational program likely to boost test scores, reduce absenteeism and generally make high school a more productive experience, you'd think school boards would be ready to jump on the wagon.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2012
OUR OPINION: Health law better for insurers than Maine patients
Faced with already high health care costs and steep inflation in health care premiums, Maine Republicans have used their legislative majorities and control of the Blaine House to change course.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2012
Canada no haven for US military deserters
The Canada Border Services Agency is right to order American deserter Kimberly Rivera to return to the U.S. by Sept. 20.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2012
US Capitol Dome a victim of partisan politics
What's next? Leaving gum on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial? Or perhaps Republicans in the U.S. House will decide to leave the pool at the World War II memorial empty. Maybe they'll want to cut back services at the Smithsonian and leave the fingerprints on John Glenn's Friendship 7 capsule.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2012
Political conventions just pep rallies, coronations
National political conventions ain't what they used to be.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2012
OUR OPINION: Today, 9/11 not a euphemism, but a day to reflect
Most of the time, when a politician or commentator talks about 9/11, he or she is not really talking about 9/11.
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