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Editorials
OUR OPINION: Jail is the wrong way to pay off fines
It’s not only unfair, it’s a bad way to use scarce public resources.
OUR OPINION: LePage missteps end best chance for tax reform
An opportunity was missed when the governor misread priorities, and his own power.
State should speak up about chicken pox sites
Complications can be dire, so the public needs to know if it’s possible they’ve been exposed.
OUR OPINION: Thumbs up, thumbs down
School attendance, student debt and airport security are in the news this week.
OUR OPINION: Bill would make more Mainers aware of arsenic in well water
A simple set of layered initiatives is necessary to raise testing rates, and avoid costly health problems.
Erasing Denny Hastert
It takes a longtime to build a reputation, but only hours to tear it down.
OUR OPINION: Dying Mainers deserve right to make final choice
Bill from Sen. Roger Katz would provide people with control over their end-of-life care.
OUR OPINION: Waterville shouldn’t throw out trash program
Pay-as-you-throw has been a success so far, and it will only get better.
OUR OPINION: All aboard plan to extend rail service
A bond issue and other bills would facilitate a much-needed expansion of passenger rail from Yarmouth to Lewiston-Auburn.