Editorials

Published
May 13, 2011

Our View: LePage’s MaineCare cuts go too deep

Have we become so obsessed with budget-cutting and limiting the scope of government that we're willing to slash and burn our way through the social safety net that has long defined our generosity of spirit?
Published
May 12, 2011

Our View: Legislature, governorshould lead on wind

Doing nothing is not enough when billions in potential investment wait for clarity. A legislative committee gave wind power opponents their first setback in a while this week by tabling a baker's dozen of bills aimed to slow the development of onshore wind energy projects.
Published
May 11, 2011

Our View: Clean Election Fundnot a piggy bank

Voters should be given the final say on major changes to the public financing system.
Published
May 11, 2011

Our View: Turnpike could offer a way to avoid construction traffic

With I-295 under construction in Portland, a toll-free turnpike spur could ease the pressure.
Published
May 10, 2011

Our View: New waterfront rulespart of old conversation

For about 30 years, Portland has been engaged in a long conversation over how to best use its waterfront.<br><br> In the early '80s there was the development of condominiums on Chandler's Wharf, which was followed by the citizen-initiated referendum that limited the piers to water-dependent businesses only.<br><br> Now the pier owners have successfully campaigned to relax those rules, opening up just under half of the ground floor space in their buildings for restaurants, offices, shops and other non-water-dependent businesses. The zoning change received the blessing of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection last week, opening the door to development that has not been possible for many years.

Published
May 10, 2011

Our View: Voters in four communities get a chance to be heard today

School referendums and a hotly contested state Senate race will be decided today.
Published
May 9, 2011

Our View: Casino bill a great ideaabout five years too late

The question is no longer if Maine should expand gambling, but how much and where.
Published
May 9, 2011

Another View: Health care column misses the real purpose of insurance

We need coverage for catastrophic events, not for the regular maintenance of our health.
Published
May 8, 2011

Another View: Editorials don’t treat LePage the same way they view Obama

The president has used off-color language and made bad appointments but is not slammed.
Published
May 8, 2011

Our View: Legislature made right call in killing two welfare bills

Residency requirements sound good but they don't address real problems.

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