VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Biden narrowly edges Ryan in feisty debate

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Published
October 14, 2012

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Biden narrowly edges Ryan in feisty debate

In the only vice-presidential debate of 2012, Republican Paul Ryan and Democrat Joe Biden came out swinging, pleasing both their bases. The narrow edge goes to Biden, who returned momentum to Democrats smarting from President Barack Obama's lackluster first debate.
Published
October 11, 2012

OUR OPINION: Affirmative action on trial yet again

The college admissions process looks unfair to many who try to navigate it. For every accepted student, selective colleges can turn down an equally qualified applicant. Or two. Or 10. In the end, decisions are made on a wide variety of factors beyond SAT scores and grade-point average. One of them is race.
Published
October 11, 2012

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Meningitis scare shows need for FDA oversight

This year, a company in Framingham, Mass., the New England Compounding Center, shipped 17,676 steroid injections for back pain to clinics in 23 states. Some of the injections were contaminated with a fungus that has led to a meningitis outbreak in 10 states, in which 119 people have been sickened and 11 have died. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that some 13,000 people got the injections, starting May 21.
Published
October 10, 2012

OUR OPINION: Consolidation aim: Put more money in schools

Critics of school district consolidation may get what they want when voters go to the polls this Nov. 6.
Published
October 10, 2012

Afghan anniversary calls for new strategy

Is the strategy in Afghanistan working? As we marked the 11th anniversary of the war Sunday, the answer is no.

Published
October 9, 2012

OUR OPINION: Ethics panel needs fast ruling on case of Bangor senator

While the Maine political world was having fun with a legislative candidate who lives an active fantasy life online, another legislative candidate has been charged with something much less funny.
Published
October 8, 2012

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: If Assad can’t win conflict, how will he lose?

The Free Syrian Army has once again demonstrated its ability to strike at the heart of the Assad regime. The military's General Staff Command Building has been extensively damaged in two major explosions that were followed by a ground attack that last for two hours. From his presidential palace, not far away, Bashar al-Assad will have heard the explosions, maybe even have felt the force of the blasts and seen the pall of black smoke rising into the capital's sky.
Published
October 8, 2012

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Smart voters suss out source of political spin

With a little less than one month remaining before the Nov. 6 general election, it is more important than ever that voters pay attention to the information they're getting as well as the source that it comes from.
Published
October 8, 2012

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: US should back up Israel’s clear, red line

In an address to the United Nations General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did what he had to do for his nation's survival: Draw a clear, red line.
Published
October 7, 2012

Maine Internet project an unseen boon of stimulus

Skyline Drive. The Tennessee Valley Authority. Hoover Dam.

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