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Editorials
OUR OPINION: Heavy weight of history carried by rebel flags
People should be careful about the images they embrace and the messages they convey.
Credit-rating agency scolds state for shirking education duty
State budget called a ‘credit negative,’ saying it doesn’t adequately fund K-12 education.
OUR OPINION: Arsenic problem deserves more state resources, not fewer
In the wake of a study linking well water to lower IQs in Maine schoolchildren, a stronger public response is necessary.
OUR OPINION: Despite ruling, equality battle far from complete
Discrimination must still be fought, starting with the passage of the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
OUR OPINION: Legislature must remove LePage’s bargaining chips
The governor has shown he can’t be trusted, so lawmakers should override his veto on the Land for Maine’s Future bonds.
OUR OPINION: Overturning concealed carry law a long shot
Any permitless-carry repeal effort must show it’s as skilled as the gun lobby in turning out voters.
VIEW FROM AWAY: San Francisco’s free pass for hardened criminals
The Washington Post
From lawn care to medical care
Why do bad things always happen when I’m tending to the garden?
OUR OPINION: Thumbs up, thumbs down
Military sneakers, the Midnight Team and obesity make our list this week.