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PublishedJuly 14, 2013
OUR OPINION: Collins should not support filibuster of consumer bureau director
Richard Cordray’s visit to Maine last week should remind everybody why we need an active Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2013
OUR OPINION: Jurist broke glass ceiling
As a lawyer, Caroline Glassman fought for the rights of individuals who faced the awesome power of the state when they were charged with a crime.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2013
OUR OPINION: Train wreck’s cost makes oil too expensive
While investigators are still trying to piece together exactly why a runaway train loaded with crude oil derailed and exploded in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, last week, there are some things we know for sure.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2013
VIEW FROM AWAY: The border isn’t the problem
Now that the Senate has passed a sweeping bipartisan bill to overhaul the nation’s immigration laws, it’s the House’s turn to act. But as expected, Republicans in that chamber are once again insisting that the border between the U.S. and Mexico be sealed as a prerequisite to approving broader reforms.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2013
OUR OPINION: Program to close student food gap awaits LePage
For too many K-12 students in Maine, summer vacation is a mixed blessing. When school's in session, these children and teenagers get free or reduced-price breakfasts and lunches. After school lets out for the summer, however, they lose access to these sources of food.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2013
OUR OPINION: Lavish hospital salaries send jarring message
The health care system is in crisis, but compensation for top Maine hospital executives remains healthy.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2013
OUR OPINION: Giffords’ visit could shake up gun stalemate
If anyone can shake up the stalemated gun violence debate, it may be former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, of Arizona.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2013
OUR OPINION: Obamacare delay a gift to critics of reform
The Affordable Care Act, known as "Obamacare" to friend and foe alike, is the perfect target to organize against.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2013
VIEW FROM AWAY: Keystone pipeline safer than trains
President Barack Obama's push to put a new emphasis on curbing greenhouse gas emissions had the feel of wishful thinking. He knows that Congress has little interest in the effort, so he plans to focus on what he can do by Environmental Protection Agency rule-making. The exercise of such regulatory power tends to be a slow grind through government bureaucracy, though, and he may not be able to get much of his agenda accomplished before his term ends.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2013
OUR OPINION: Some addicted offenders respond to threat of jail
Drug courts work because they are different. They were invented by frustrated judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys who saw that what they had been doing wasn't working. They came up with a program within the court system where addicted offenders were given a chance to turn their lives around.
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