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Editorials
VIEW FROM AWAY:US oil production rising sharply
The oil production of the United States is on a sharp upward climb, and that should please anyone who is rooting for American energy independence.
VIEW FROM AWAY: Romney’s contempt for voters
Through all the flip-flops, there has been one consistency in the campaign of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney: a contempt for the electorate.
OUR OPINION: We need to get ready for more storms on steroids
Maine dodged a bullet last week when superstorm Sandy took a sharp left-hand turn, moving inland well to our south and delivering only a glancing blow to Maine.
VIEW FROM AWAY: Stephen King book gets kicked out of high school, temporarily
Think about Stephen King books with disturbing themes and the tale of the Overlook, a malevolent hotel, might come to mind, or Christine, a malevolent Plymouth.
VIEW FROM AWAY: Electoral College could deliver election surprise
If you want to make God laugh, says the proverb, tell him your plans.
VIEW FROM AWAY: Muddled positions about nuclear waste no accident
Exposure to nuclear waste is dangerous. Exposure to hypocrisy over nuclear waste also should be avoided.
OUR OPINION: Is GOP hoping poll watchers will keep voters away?
Sometimes the key to a successful campaign is a good get-out-the-vote effort in which volunteers call and visit sympathetic voters, making sure they don’t forget to cast a ballot, sometimes even offering a ride to the polls.
OUR OPINION: NOAA satellites vital in bracing for superstorm
Superstorm Sandy has been called a lot of names, but “surprise” was not one of them.
OUR OPINION: Will campaign signs be blowin’ in the wind?
Of all the analyses of both Hurricane Sandy and the 2012 election, one question is not getting the attention it deserves.