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PublishedMarch 25, 2012
OUR OPINION: Weak or absent ethics laws give Maine an ‘F’
Is Maine one of the most corrupt states in the nation?
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PublishedMarch 24, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Should survivor’s benefits go to babies conceived after dad’s death?
The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case titled Astrue v. Capato, but a better name for it might be "In re: Brave New World."
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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Al-Qaida-like terrorism in France
For more than a decade after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, France avoided the spectacular plots, attributed to al-Qaida or its sympathizers, that shocked Britain, Spain and Germany.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
OUR OPINION: Maine voters seem smarter as casinos decline
That seems an odd question to ask in Maine, where the state's first slots-only "racino," Hollywood Slots in Bangor, last fall got approval from Penobscot County voters to add table games (blackjack, poker, roulette, etc.) and changed its name to Hollywood Casino to reflect its elevated status.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Flip ya for it:Paper or $1 coin?
As of December, the U.S. government is no longer in the business of minting $1 coins with the faces of U.S. presidents on them, except a limited number for collectors.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Afghan mission is over, time for US to leave
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is fundamentally telling U.S. and NATO forces to swap the rubric of counterinsurgency -- control, hold, build -- for a new strategy: stop, sit, leave.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2012
OUR OPINION: Tourism degree will fill valuable niche for Maine
For decades, the Maine University of Maine System prepared qualified engineers and managers to take good jobs in the pulp-and-paper industry. People looking for work in tourism, Maine's biggest industry, however, have never had a similar option.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2012
OUR OPINION: Slow down, you’re moving too fast on income tax plan
Lawmakers trying to push a long-range tax reduction scheme through the Legislature should have to answer a question: What's the rush?
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PublishedMarch 19, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Is cost of student loans worth that degree?
A report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York states that student loan delinquency rates are much higher than previous estimates. Although conventional measurements indicate around 15 percent of student loan accounts are past due, the new report suggests that as many as one in four student loan borrowers might be delinquent in repayments. In addition, total student loan balances are now at $870 billion -- higher than the nation's credit card debt and higher than total car loan debt.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Why are we still in Afghanistan?
That's how centuries of warriors and politicians have described what's currently known as Afghanistan.
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