Editorials
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PublishedMay 1, 2011
Our View: Gov. LePage acts like he’s in over his head
Personnel meltdowns this week show a management style unsuited to public office.
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PublishedApril 30, 2011
Our View: Portland voters should back school budget
Despite the proposed tax increase, this budget reflects careful spending decisions.
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PublishedApril 29, 2011
Another View:Bike tax bill would not address real safety problems in roads
A sales surtax would hurt local bike shops without raising near enough for road fixes.
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PublishedApril 29, 2011
Our View:Time to cut size of Legislature
This reform won't solve all Maine's problems, but would be a step in the right direction.
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PublishedApril 28, 2011
Our View:LePage disarray not fault of regulations
Gov. LePage can grouse all he wants about the inflexibility of state regulations, but the responsibility for Wednesday's meltdown belongs to his own administration. There was some sloppy work done by the people who evaluated candidates for some of the state's most important jobs and more done by those who are supposed to communicate with the public.
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PublishedApril 28, 2011
Our View: Birth certificate ‘silliness’ finally should be laid to rest
Conspiracy theorists may not be satisfied, but the rest of us have seen more than enough.
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PublishedApril 28, 2011
Correction: PUC smart-meter schedule
An editorial on page A8 Wednesday incorrectly stated the Public Utility Commission’s schedule in the smart meters case. No commission deliberation or decision has been scheduled.
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PublishedApril 27, 2011
Our View: Smart meter opt-outfair with adequate fee
Other customers should not have to pay more to subsidize mechanical meters for the wary.
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PublishedApril 27, 2011
Our View: State should not give up controls over medical pot
Marijuana could be too easily diverted if growers and users are not carefully tracked.
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PublishedApril 26, 2011
Our View:Scenery vs. billboards is no contest
Those with long memories may recall 1984 as the year the last billboard on a Maine highway came down. An effort in 2003 to change the law failed. A quarter of a century without billboards is a real achievement. Why mess it up now?
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