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Editorials

Published
August 31, 2011

Our View: No winners yetin redistricting gridlock

One side tried to palm it off as a victory – "Democrats praise reapportionment commission vote" – but there was no putting a happy face on the ugly truth: Congressional redistricting in Maine is mired in partisan quicksand. If the two parties were any farther from a compromise, one of them would be in Massachusetts.
Published
August 30, 2011

Our View: Helping keep small airports open is worthwhile

If our taxes can pave roads and pay for air controllers, they can aid small airports, too.
Published
August 30, 2011

Our View: Maine parties draw’line in the sand’ over congressional maps

As the days dwindle down to a precious few – to be precise, a precious two – the 15 members of the state's Congressional Reapportionment Commission remained unable Monday to reach a compromise on drawing the boundary between Maine's two congressional districts.<br><br>The commission's Republican and Democratic members apparently are still miles apart (at least on the map) as to where the district line should go.
Published
August 29, 2011

Our View: Hiring investigators should be justified

Tripling the number of DHHS agents should not be done if it won't result in savings.
Published
August 29, 2011

Another View: State failed at due diligence regarding medical pot license

It was a lack of follow-through, not legal ambiguity, that has slowed progress.

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Published
August 28, 2011

Another View: Korean trade agreement would kill Maine manufacturing jobs

A columnist soft-pedaled the real economic costs to workers displaced by cheap imports.
Published
August 28, 2011

Our View: Modernize LURC, don’t do away with it

The Land Use Regulation Commission is still a valuable tool to manage a unique resource.
Published
August 27, 2011

Our View: Oppression vs. revolution: It’s a good start, at least

Bush was wrong to claim victory, but the push he gave the Arab world in Iraq is paying off.
Published
August 26, 2011

Our View: Zero-base budgetinga worthwhile exercise

Zero-base budgeting is used by many businesses and some governments as a way to decide how to spend for the future without being enslaved by the past.<br><br>Each agency of state government will be asked to start from scratch, not the current budget, to decide how much it needs to meet its goals.
Published
August 25, 2011

Our View: Pension tax reliefwrong way to cut taxes

Gov. Paul LePage is right to encourage Maine lawmakers to look for ways to cut taxes, but he is steering them in the wrong direction.<br><br>The governor is suggesting that eliminating the income tax on pensions would encourage more high-income retirees to move here and encourage retirees who already live here to stick around.<br><br>We think there is a better and fairer way . . .