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PublishedJanuary 20, 2013
OUR OPINION: Maybe we’re too nice in trailer registration
Maine is a fairly small, fairly law-abiding state. So it comes as a shock to hear that Pine Tree State residents lead the list of tollbooth scofflaws in Delaware.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2013
OUR OPINION: Money for prison may make sense, but why No. 1 rank?
State officials will have lot of explaining to do as the Legislature unpacks Gov. Paul LePage's two-year budget proposal.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2013
OUR OPINION: We need to share burden with any tax reform plan
Gov. Paul LePage has proposed keeping $200 million to fund the state budget rather than distribute it to cities and towns in an effort to balance the budget.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2013
OUR OPINION: Massacre a call to conscience for gun limits
The images are still fresh in our minds. We still see the shock on the parents' faces, the tired eyes of the first responders, and the steady parade of funerals for innocent children who were gunned down in their classrooms.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2013
VIEW FROM AWAY: Obama should reconsider Keystone XL oil pipeline
U.S. President Barack Obama's move last year to delay a decision on a permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline extension was widely -- and rightly -- regarded as self-serving. He was up for re-election and needed to curry favor with the eco-electorate.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2013
OUR OPINION: New filibuster rule could raise Senate stature
Who says we are a divided nation? A full 75 percent of Americans tell pollsters they agree when it comes to their opinion of Congress. They disapprove.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2013
OUR OPINION: Environmental board should expand BPA ban
Maine took an important step to protect children by phasing out the use of plastic baby bottles and sippy cups that contain the chemical bisphenol-A. The Board of Environmental Protection should go a step further this week and vote to eliminate the chemical from baby food containers as well.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2013
OUR OPINION: Better no charter schools than poor ones
Charter school proponents, including this newspaper, always make the point that charter schools are public schools.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2013
VIEW FROM AWAY: AIG board finally comes to its senses
Had the American International Group completely lost its collective mind? We weren't sure a day ago, but fortunately, the answer appears to be no.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2013
VIEW FROM AWAY: New Congress looks more like people it represents
The transition in Congress from one of the least productive in memory to the most diverse in history is a welcome change -- but one that will be but a footnote without new members agitating the old guard for action.
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