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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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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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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OUR OPINION: Teachers union, LePage both fail
Good thing school is out, because Wednesday’s education reform presentation by Gov. Paul LePage and the response by the Maine Education Association would have resulted in failing grades all around.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
OUR OPINION: Teachers union, LePage both fail
Good thing school is out, because Wednesday’s education reform presentation by Gov. Paul LePage and the response by the Maine Education Association would have resulted in failing grades all around.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: US drought no cause to push farm bill through
The United States is experiencing its worst drought since 1956. Amid seemingly endless heat, crops bake and livestock pant.
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VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: ERA still needs to be added to Constitution
Mention the Equal Rights Amendment and eyes roll.
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OUR OPINION: OUI law should have same penalty throughout state
A law is a law, and two people charged with the same offense should reasonably expect the same result.
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OUR OPINION: When moment of silence ends, then we must talk
In the wake of the movie-house massacre in Colorado last week, both presidential candidates did the right thing.