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PublishedFebruary 22, 2013
OUR OPINION: Casting votes early different from early voting
With many Mainers opting to vote early each election, it may come as a surprise to hear that Maine does not have early voting.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2013
VIEW FROM AWAY: Truth about teen sex
American teenagers are awash in temptation, particularly the kind that involves pleasures of the flesh.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2013
OUR OPINION: Maine should pass tougher ethics laws
Sometimes it's bad to be too good. After decades of honest government peopled with principled members of both parties, Maine finds itself ranked near the bottom when it comes to tough ethics rules.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2013
OUR OPINION: Local sales tax could help balance budgets
Maine has resisted tax reform, clinging to a system that taxes wages, some sales and residential property too much, while letting revenue from part-time residents and tourists slip away.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2013
OUR OPINION: No verdict, but teen-party trial offers lessons
Observers were disappointed if they were looking for a clear winner in the state's case against a Falmouth couple accused of letting teens drink at a party on their property.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2013
VIEW FROM AWAY: New rules needed to get most from natural-gas boom
"The natural-gas boom has led to cleaner power and greater energy independence," President Barack Obama declared in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. "That's why my administration will keep cutting red tape and speeding up new oil and gas permits."
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2013
VIEW FROM AWAY: China must try to rein in North Korea
North Korea's latest nuclear weapons test was not unexpected, after weeks of bellicose talk, but it is deeply worrying and destabilizing for peace in the region.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2013
VIEW FROM AWAY: No breaks for Congress unless work is done
Congress likes to impose draconian consequences -- the fiscal cliff, sequestration, national default -- on itself, and unfortunately on the rest of us as well, for failing to do what it's supposed to do.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2013
VIEW FROM AWAY: Jobs not all going to China, they’re just going
The Associated Press recently moved a provocative series about the changing landscape for jobs in the United States. It made a good case that middle-class jobs eliminated by technology and the recession aren't coming back.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2013
OUR OPINION: National park makes economic sense, studies find
A pair of economic studies should change the debate about whether a national park makes sense for northern Maine.
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