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PublishedAugust 1, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Stifling democracy
Every day in Washington, government officials -- at the Pentagon, the State Department, the White House, Congress or the CIA, to name a few -- talk to journalists about information that is considered sensitive.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2012
OUR OPINION: For-profit colleges not good use of taxpayer funds
It's time to rethink the system that funnels federal funds into businesses set up as for-profit colleges and universities.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2012
OUR OPINION: Mom told you to watch where you’re going
Busy intersections should have three light-up signs for pedestrians -- "walk," "don't walk" and "Hey! Wake Up!"
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PublishedJuly 30, 2012
We have history of overcoming dispiriting times
Yes, the latest Gallup poll numbers showing the public's lack of confidence in some of our country's major institutions are distressing. A nation needs to believe that its political and economic leaders have the character and vision to lead the country forward.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2012
Food from Canada likely to help US consumers
The drought hitting parts of North America illustrates why it's never a good idea for any region to become dependent on a hundred-mile diet -- or protectionist trade policy.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2012
Lawmakers will toss us over ‘fiscal cliff’
Congress has a plan, or at least has arranged the steps, for dealing with the country's deficit and debt problems. Come the end of the year, lawmakers will send all of us over a "fiscal cliff."
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PublishedJuly 29, 2012
Today’s Editorial Cartoon: Bank Regulation
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PublishedJuly 29, 2012
State jail system needs counties to work properly
Before we tear apart the collaborative jail system created just four years ago, it's worth remembering why it was created in the first place.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2012
Either we need new state marketer, or LePage needs lessons
Maine should consider hiring a new head of marketing because the guy who has the job now, Gov. Paul LePage, is doing a lousy job at giving the state some positive press.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Wishing London a smashing Olympic Games
The British economy is sinking deeper into a double-dip recession. Property values there remain depressed. Public employment and services have been slashed, and there may be more pain for many years to come.
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