VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Evenings seem empty without Olympic efforts

Editorials

Published
August 16, 2012

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Evenings seem empty without Olympic efforts

You'd think a 17-day Olympiad couldn't stretch long enough to be habit-forming, but this week, the evenings seem awfully empty.
Published
August 15, 2012

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Truth about voter fraud

Ostensible justification for a spate of Republican-sponsored voter ID laws -- which would require voters to present government-issued photo ID at the polls -- has been the threat of voter fraud, specifically, in-person voter impersonation. It has seemed likely, given the absence of evidence of such crimes, that the threat was overstated. Now we know for sure: Such fraud virtually never takes place.
Published
August 15, 2012

OUR OPINION: Depth of feelings against highway underestimated

As supporters peel off the East-West Highway feasibility study, it's important for everyone to focus on the real problem.
Published
August 15, 2012

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Myths at heart of both fiscal solutions

The 2012 presidential election will present voters with contrasting visions of government, brought into sharper focus by Mitt Romney's selection of House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan as his running mate. At the heart of each vision, however, is a dangerous myth that undercuts the potential for serious policy discussion.
Published
August 14, 2012

OUR OPINION: Romney’s veep pick has radical view of future

This week, many Americans are getting their first look at Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, Mitt Romney's choice to be the nation's vice president.

Published
August 14, 2012

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Park designation fitting for development of bomb

The Manhattan Project -- the U.S. government's wartime push to develop an atomic bomb -- ranks among the most significant chapters in the history of the American Century.
Published
August 13, 2012

Process lobster here, increase demand for meat

Even if the lobster war between the United States and Canada never turns hot, this summer's cross-border trade dispute exposes some issues threatening one of Maine's most prominent industries that won't be going away.
Published
August 13, 2012

Sikhs respond to hatred with calm

The man showed up at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., just as volunteers were gathering to cook lentils, yogurt and rice pudding for the faithful.
Published
August 13, 2012

Small rip in veil of secrecy over political ads

Celebrate a rare victory for transparency in American politics. Voters weigh candidates in a system awash in money, but it is cumbersome at best to find who wrote the checks.
Published
August 13, 2012

Don’t play games with US power grid

Everybody and his brother -- the Sierra Club, the natural gas industry, the solar industry, the wind industry, President Barack Obama and Lisa Jackson of the Environmental Protection Agency -- want to design the nation's energy mix and the nation's electrical system.

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