Stricter standards are a start, but incentives are needed to replace older models.
Editorials
OUR OPINION: Maine should pass hand-held cellphone ban
Lawmakers should overturn a divided committee vote and make roads here safer.
OUR OPINION: State methadone plan is bad medicine for Maine
Addiction professionals should not be kept from using a treatment method that works.
OUR OPINION: Legislature should close leadership PAC loophole
Candidates for top legislative posts are not subject to the usual campaign finance limits.
EPA shouldn’t give biomass energy production too much credit
Encouraging wood burning is counterproductive, since live trees pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
OUR OPINION: As is, carry permit process reflects minimal standards
Scrapping oversight of concealed guns can’t work without more limits on gun purchases.
OUR OPINION: Clinton episode shows holes in open records laws
The former secretary of state is not the only official to use technology to keep secrets.
OUR OPINION: Reproductive health of women gets new chance
Legislators can make sure every Maine woman has access to reproductive care under L.D. 319.
OUR OPINION: Highway Fund needs sure way to raise money
At current levels, gas tax revenue inadequate for needed repairs to nation’s roads and bridges.
OUR OPINION: Opting out a poor way to push for change in testing
Improved standardized exams, and a change in culture at some schools, are a better approach.