China tries to limit the spread of new bird flu

Editorials

Published
April 15, 2013

China tries to limit the spread of new bird flu

The continuous rise in the number of people infected with the new strain of bird flu means the authorities must be relentless in their efforts to fight the virus and a nationwide information network needs to be established to prevent it spreading.
Published
April 15, 2013

Online communications by elected officials

A recent article by The Associated Press focuses on the Obama administration's efforts to control the imagery and information flowing out of Washington, highlighting the benefits and pitfalls.
Published
April 15, 2013

North Korea continues its saber-rattling

Another week and more tough talk from North Korea is likely.
Published
April 14, 2013

Both parties failed us on cellphone bill

Both houses of the Legislature missed a chance last week to make our roads safer by outlawing cellphone use by drivers.
Published
April 14, 2013

Far too many Mainers still hungry, poor

The stock market has recovered. Home prices are starting to recover and jobs numbers are creeping back, if at a glacial pace.

Published
April 13, 2013

Obama’s budget plan a daring bid for compromise

The 2014 budget proposal unveiled by President Barack Obama on Wednesday represents a daring bid to break the gridlock over spending and revenue that has kept Washington in a perpetual state of crisis for the past few years.
Published
April 12, 2013

Base pill ruling on science, not morality

By this time next month, the morning-after pill -- which can help prevent pregnancy when taken after sexual intercourse -- could move out from behind pharmacy counters and onto the shelves of drugstores nationwide.
Published
April 9, 2013

Maybe we should pay by the pound to fly friendly skies

A story problem: Mary weighs 120 pounds and is traveling with a 12-pound baby, a 30-pound diaper bag and two suitcases with a combined weight of 80 pounds. Dick weighs 155 and hauls a 10-pound duffel. Bob weighs 280 and is dragging a 40-pound wheel-aboard suitcase. How much does each passenger pay for a 1,440-mile flight from Chicago to Phoenix?
Published
April 8, 2013

Abstinence-only classes waste of time, money

Two decades ago, conservatives in Congress undercut comprehensive sex education, which teaches teens how to avoid pregnancy and venereal diseases, and instead poured taxpayer money into abstinence-only classes that advocate shunning sex until marriage.
Published
April 8, 2013

Brain research funding a modest, welcome start

President Barack Obama officially announced his new brain research initiative last week, with a pledge to put $100 million in his 2014 budget to support work at three federal agencies.

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