OUR OPINION: Out of school, out of work

Editorials

Published
October 24, 2013

OUR OPINION: Out of school, out of work

Almost 15 percent of Americans age 16-24 are out of school and out of work. That’s 6 million young adults who are building neither skills nor experience, putting them behind as they head into their most productive years.
Published
October 23, 2013

OUR OPINION: Statoil departure part of LePage’s anti-wind stance

Gov. Paul LePage’s energy policy rests on three principles: Renewable power is too expensive to be practical, access to natural gas is what will make Maine manufacturing competitive and Maine will be able to buy low-cost hydroelectric power from Quebec.
Published
October 22, 2013

OUR OPINION: Emery standoff ended better than some. Why?

There’s no question that the police standoff in Skowhegan last Christmas Eve ended well.
Published
October 21, 2013

VIEW FROM AWAY: Today’s leaders need to show ‘right stuff’

An American original died recently, a man who was a household name for a generation raised in an era when outer space was brought closer to Earth and anything seemed possible.
Published
October 19, 2013

VIEW FROM AWAY: Why close national parks?

You might think that House Republicans would have shown at least a touch of embarrassment after needlessly shutting much of the federal government for more than two weeks. Sadly, that proved not to be the case, as evidenced by Wednesday's inquisition into the closure of national parks. The spectacle of a career government official being berated by Republican members of Congress for cuts in service that they had caused presented a nauseating coda to this dispiriting spectacle.

Published
October 19, 2013

VIEW FROM AWAY: Debt-ceiling disarmament should be next on Congress’ agenda

Now that the United States has narrowly avoided a disastrous default on its government obligations, its political class faces the much more difficult task of repairing the country’s reputation and restoring some modicum of trust between its two dominant parties.
Published
October 19, 2013

Debt-ceiling disarmament should be next on Congress’ agenda

Now that the United States has narrowly avoided a disastrous default on its government obligations, its political class faces the much more difficult task of repairing the country's reputation and restoring some modicum of trust between its two dominant parties.
Published
October 18, 2013

OUR OPINION: Suicide increase calls for outreach

Suicide is an act reflective of private pain that has come to have enormous public health implications.
Published
October 18, 2013

OUR OPINION: Thumbs up, thumbs down

Quick takes on issues in the news this week in central Maine ...
Published
October 17, 2013

VIEW FROM AWAY: U.S. right to take hard line in talks with Afghanistan

If you think negotiating over the debt ceiling and the government shutdown is difficult, try sitting across the table from Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai. The mercurial leader has routinely trashed his biggest benefactor, gone back on his word, and presided over staggering levels of corruption and political chicanery.

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