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Editorials

Published
August 2, 2011

OUR OPINION: Adding 5th year to high school still a good idea

One of the most interesting policy ideas to come out of last year's gubernatorial campaign was put forward by Paul LePage. It was the creation of an optional fifth year of high school, which would let a student earn a high school diploma and an associate degree at the same time.
Published
July 31, 2011

OUR OPINION: LePage discredited by his own anti-media tirade

Gov. LePage had a chance to clear the air with the city of Portland and the struggling groundfishing industry Thursday, putting to rest allegations that the he had ordered a member of his administration to stop cooperating with the state's biggest city and job creator for political reasons.
Published
July 29, 2011

OUR OPINION: Debt talks have already had effect on economy

We don't need to wait until Aug. 2 to find out what effect a failure to agree on raising the debt ceiling will have -- it's already happening.
Published
July 28, 2011

OUR OPINION: LePage’s Portland gesture will take more than words

Gov. Paul LePage and Portland officials are meeting in Augusta today to clear the air over anti-Portland comments attributed to the governor by a former member of his cabinet.
Published
July 28, 2011

OUR OPINION: Trade shouldn’t be hostage to debt crisis

Bilateral trade agreements are languishing in Washington, a symptom of what is looking more like a dysfunctional government all the time.

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Published
July 27, 2011

OUR OPINION: President dodges his obligation to lead

At a moment when the president of the United States could have, and should have, stepped up to his responsibilities as leader of the greatest nation on Earth -- on a day when the American people and the world looked to him for reassurance and vision -- Barack Obama chose to indulge himself in yet another round of petty, cynical partisanship.
Published
July 26, 2011

OUR OPINION: Finally, let’s get ready for football

A contract settlement has much that will please both owners and experienced players.
Published
July 26, 2011

OUR OPINION: Norway slaughter highlights our vulnerability

One of the most terrible things about the story out of Norway about one man's bombing and shooting attacks on defenseless people was how familiar it was. How many times have we read this story? How many times have we seen carnage fill our television screens?
Published
July 25, 2011

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: When famine alarm sounds, world should react

The Horn of Africa is once again facing a devastating drought -- the worst in 60 years. More than 10 million people are in urgent need of food, water and emergency health care.
Published
July 25, 2011

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Ed secretary can’t waive No Child Left Behind

We've impressed generally by the work that U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has been doing, advocating for higher classroom standards and supporting the notion of charter schools.