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PublishedOctober 1, 2013
OUR OPINION: LePage emails show education loses to tax cuts
There is no question that education reform has been a top priority for the LePage administration since the governor took office in 2011. There has been considerable debate, however, about Gov. Paul LePage’s goals and intentions.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2013
War’s ugliest side displayed in Pakistan
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman got it right: War is hell.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2013
VIEW FROM AWAY: War’s ugliest side displayed in Pakistan
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman got it right: War is hell. There’s not much gallant or noble about it. It’s blood and body parts and wailing.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2013
VIEW FROM AWAY: Reform needed for lethal border policies
If you value human life, demand a change in our border policies.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2013
VIEW FROM AWAY: Lawmakers just not listening to budget office
Every year around this time, the Congressional Budget Office issues a report about just how grim the nation’s long-term financial health is. A few lawmakers wring their hands and say they will get serious about fixing the problem, but then they don’t. We, as a nation, rush toward a debt-induced disaster if no one heeds the warning.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2013
OUR OPINION: King speech tells what’s right in Obamacare
So, what is this thing called Obamacare? That was the question posed by Maine Sen. Angus King in a floor speech in Washington last week that followed a 21-hour oration by Texan Ted Cruz. In about 21 minutes, King answered his own question, dispelling five years of smokescreen and horror stories that Cruz and the anti-Obamacare forces have been churning up to derail a much-needed reform to a broken part of our social fabric.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2013
OUR OPINION: Oversight of Maine lakes shouldn’t falter
Last September, high phosphorous levels led to a sudden algae bloom in Lake Auburn that killed about 200 trout. It is likely that heavy rainfall and erosion washed the phosphorous into the lake, where higher-than-usual temperatures spurred the growth of the plant, which pulls oxygen from the water as it decays, suffocating the fish.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2013
FOOD STAMPPROGRAM CHANGES
Families who receive food stamps will see a reduction in benefits after the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program was cut by about 7 percent beginning in November. The figures below show how the monthly benefit will change for families who qualify for the maximum allotment, based on income.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2013
OUR OPINION: Food stamp cuts will be harmful to many workers
Stimulus funding for the federal food stamps program expires Nov. 1, cutting benefits by about 7 percent.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2013
OUR OPINION: New approach needed to reduce domestic violence
In 2006, Maine police recorded 5,459 domestic assaults. Seven of the 22 homicides that year were the result of domestic violence.
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