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Editorials

Published
February 14, 2014

Another View: Copenhagen Zoo forgot that zoos should save, not kill

The killing of a captive giraffe calls into question the responsibilities that come with taking creatures from the wild.
Published
February 13, 2014

Our View: Rejection of median-strip panhandling ban right call for Portland

This was a fight over the symptoms of poverty that distracted from work on the root causes.
Published
February 12, 2014

Another View: Maine justices adhere to due process in ruling for Kennebunkport beachfront owners

An editorial unfairly criticizes the state’s highest court for rightly abiding by its bounds regarding Goose Rocks.
Published
February 12, 2014

Our View: Maine legislative panel should continue its digging

Subpoenas are a way to get answers about the CDC grant process and document shredding.
Published
February 11, 2014

Another View: Tea party groups deserve IRS scrutiny

It’s good policy to deny tax-exempt status to political groups in disguise.

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Published
February 11, 2014

Our View: Report reveals weakness of Westbrook school alcohol, drug policy

If students, parents and administrators don’t respect an honor code, it won’t work.
Published
February 10, 2014

Our View: Maine commission should say ‘no’ to virtual charter schools

For-profit companies should not get the state’s scarce public education money.
Published
February 10, 2014

Another View: Caron column misstates economic views of the left

Liberals don’t believe that government is the engine of growth, just that it has a role.
Published
February 9, 2014

Another View: Wind energy produces economic and environmental benefits

If wind farms provided even one-fifth of our region’s power, that could cut 25 percent of carbon emissions.
Published
February 9, 2014

Our View: LePage plan for war on drugs wrong-headed

To thrive, the children of Maine’s addicts need their parents in treatment, not in jail.