Editorials

Published
June 24, 2011

Our View: Troop drawdown should come with new goals

What will the end of the Afghanistan war look like? It's important to articulate it now.
Published
June 23, 2011

Our View: Storm water runoff plan needs caution, compassion

Controlling this long-standing serious problem shouldn't become a political hot potato.
Published
June 23, 2011

Our View: Bath City Council shouldn’t be trying to do the PUC’s job

There already is a regulatory body overseeing CMP, and the state doesn't need another one.
Published
June 22, 2011

Our View: Plenty to likeabout imperfect state budget

That $6.1 billion, two-year budget legislators passed last week wasn't exactly what any of them wanted, but they sent it to the governor. It definitely wasn't what the governor wanted, but he signed it. Was it what the people of Maine, who sent all these folks to Augusta to run state government, wanted? There remains some confusion about just what voters had in mind last November when they chose Republican Paul LePage as governor and elected Republican majorities in both houses of the Legislature. The governor and some Republicans are convinced that the election results amounted to a mandate to overhaul state government and reconfigure its priorities, with no quarter given to potential opponents. Others, including, it appears, two-thirds of the state's lawmakers, believe the voters were demanding a more bipartisan and realistic approach to dealing with the state's problems.
Published
June 21, 2011

Our View: Don’t let ‘New Hampshire envy’ lead to legal fireworks

Maine lawmakers still have a chance to avoid injuries, wildfires and a headache for police.

Published
June 21, 2011

Our View: Federal waivercould leverage school reform

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan knows how to throw his weight around. Two years ago, he leveraged $4 billion in federal stimulus money into a competitive grant program called "Race to the Top." States like Maine changed their laws to add more flexibility and accountability to their educational policy in hope of getting some more federal support. Most states ended up like Maine – out of the money . . .
Published
June 20, 2011

Another View: Secretary of State Summers disingenuous on voting laws

If the new registration law won't make it more difficult to vote, why were the changes needed?
Published
June 20, 2011

Our View: Ocean energy conference asks: Why not Maine?

Some place will be the home base of a new energy industry and Maine could be it.
Published
June 19, 2011

Our View: Against the odds, Maine has a state budget

Or it will, if Gov. LePage swallows cuts to some of his priorities for the sake of harmony.
Published
June 18, 2011

Our View: Portland’s sex-ed switch is a cut, not an addition

The Family Living curriculum has a good track record and does not need to be replaced.

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