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PublishedAugust 28, 2012
Circumcision’s benefits showno cause to ban it
A ruling in June by a German court that the routine circumcision of male infants is tantamount to child abuse has reignited a long-standing controversy about the practice.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Time to kill ethanol mandate
The drought and sky-high corn prices are forcing federal officials to at least consider doing something that should have been done a long time ago.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: GOP afraid Akin might cost it Senate majority
Republicans are frantically trying to get U.S. Rep. Todd Akin to drop out of the Senate race in Missouri after his remark about abortion and rape, but not because it was offensive and ignorant.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: And (military) justice for all, including generals
Enlisted soldiers who frequently break the rules in the Army typically don't get much mercy.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2012
OUR OPINION: Voting system could use some improvements
A state panel head a lot of good ideas to improve elections in Maine at a public hearing in Augusta last week, but they may not have been the ones they were looking for.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: 4th Amendment still applies even with our new technology
Even many who cherish the "original meaning" of the Constitution recognize that provisions drafted in the 18th century must be interpreted in light of changing technology.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2012
OUR OPINION: Schools chief may be right, but forum was wrong
Brunswick Superintendent Paul Perzanoski got off a couple of good lines in his Aug. 17 letter welcoming teachers back to school.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Stop the scary sound bites about Medicare
One of the casualties of the presidential campaign could be the potential for a constructive look at Medicare.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Make it hard for parents to opt out of kids’ vaccines
The United States this year is set to have the worst outbreak of whooping cough since the 1970s. From January to mid-July, there were 17,000 registered cases and nine deaths.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2012
OUR OPINION: Akin’s bizarre claim could spark talk on abortion views
At last, someone has said something in the abortion debate about which almost everyone can agree.
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