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PublishedMarch 18, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: The clock is ticking
With last month's observance of leap day, we are inspired to consider the future of a much smaller time correction: the leap second.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2012
OUR OPINION: Plum Creek deal conveys LURC’s value
Plum Creek's plan for 975 house lots and two resorts near Moosehead Lake would be the biggest development the North Woods has ever seen.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2012
OUR OPINION: Independents fill void as major parties weaken
Maine has never been a particularly partisan state.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Social media shines light on African warlord
The producers of an Internet video about the African warlord Joseph Kony already have proven one of their main points. Social media, the film's narrator proclaims at the outset, are "changing the way the world works. The game has new rules."
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PublishedMarch 16, 2012
OUR OPINION: Speaker likely misreads minds of Maine voters
We knew that House Speaker Bob Nutting was a skilled politician, but we didn't know he was a mind reader.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Unforced errors increase risk to Afghan mission
The U.S. war in Afghanistan has had many ups and downs, but few days have been worse than Sunday, when an American Army sergeant allegedly went door to door in a village, fatally shooting 16 civilians, including nine children.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2012
OUR OPINION: Efficiency Maine works too well to undermine
We don't have oil wells in Maine. We don't have coal mines. We import natural gas through pipelines that originate far outside our borders.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2012
OUR OPINION: Joblessness still Maine’s biggest economic woe
The nation’s had three consecutive months of job growth, a powerful sign that the Great Recession may finally be receding. So why don’t we feel better about the economy? The United States added 227,000 jobs in February, the second month in a row that came in stronger than expected, but there are still plenty of […]
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PublishedMarch 12, 2012
OUR OPINION: Education reform too vital to rush through
A month ago, we welcomed the news that Gov. Paul LePage and Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen had rolled out their education reform agenda. At the time, we noted that some of the elements of the plan likely would be controversial — such as using public money to pay tuition at religious schools — but believed […]
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PublishedMarch 12, 2012
OUR OPINION: Beware: Smartphone can be used against you
People love their smartphones and all the amazing things that the devices can do for them.
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