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PublishedJuly 12, 2013
COMMENTARY: When firefighters should stop fighting the conflagration
The 19 firefighters killed in Arizona recently should be honored as the fallen heroes they are. Members of an elite unit, they were trained to hike for miles across remote, difficult terrain with 40 pounds of gear and clear vegetation to keep fires from spreading.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2013
PETULA DVORAK: Death by hot car is preventable
The worst part of summer is here, when children die slowly in searing-hot cars.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2013
MAINE COMPASS: Maine needs a referendum on MaineCare expansion
I would like to commend the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel on the “Our Opinion” column published June 28 under the headline “Maine kids’ health shows value of MaineCare.”
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PublishedJuly 11, 2013
COMMENTARY: We should abolish food stamps; there’s better way to help the poor
In the past half-decade, mostly because of the recession, enrollment grew to 21.1 million U.S. households -- encompassing one-seventh of the population when you include children and other dependents -- at a cost of $78 billion in fiscal 2011, according to the Department of Agriculture.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2013
GEORGE SMITH: What if viable GOP candidate challenges LePage in primary?
It's shaping up as more agony than ecstasy. The 2014 election most likely will be ugly and divisive when we desperately need hope and unity. The only people who may be happy about this are the political pundits and columnists who will have lots to talk and write about.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2013
WORST WEEK: Obama health care legacy a ‘train wreck’?
The news came in the form of a blog post from Assistant Treasury Secretary Mark Mazur. Its business-as-usual title -- "Continuing to Implement the ACA in a Careful, Thoughtful Manner" -- belied the doozy that it was.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2013
MAINE COMPASS: Only statewide education funding can guarantee equity for students
All children should have the opportunity to succeed in this increasingly complex and global world. For centuries, America has offered itself as a land of opportunity."
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PublishedJuly 8, 2013
MAINE COMPASS: Legislators proved they can work together for Maine people
People want a government that works. With the override of the governor's budget veto, we've proved the Legislature is working for Maine people.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2013
THEODORA KALIKOW: Internships one way to teach skills employers need workers to have
Let's remind ourselves what education is for. American education's long-term purposes focus on citizenship, transmitting culture and learning to the next generation, and enabling individuals to meet their human potential.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2013
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: Obama’s war on coal bad for US; won’t stop rest of world
The economy stagnates. Syria burns. Scandals lap at his feet. China and Russia mock him, even as a "29-year-old hacker" revealed his nation's spy secrets to the world. How does President Barack Obama respond? With a grandiloquent speech about climate change.
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