VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Gender politics in Congress

Editorials

Published
May 25, 2012

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Gender politics in Congress

Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act is a critical task that merits thoughtful attention. It's distressing -- even sickening -- that debate about this landmark law has devolved into one more election-year grudge match between Democrats and Republicans shamelessly using gender to try to score political points.
Published
May 24, 2012

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Inspectors general posts need to be filled

Inspectors general serve an invaluable purpose in government, ferreting out waste and corruption and exposing internal wrongdoing.
Published
May 23, 2012

OUR OPINION: D’Amboise spending strategy raises costs for all

So it is not shocking that D’Amboise led all comers in fundraising, gathering $609,830 as of the last report, with most coming from wealthy out-of-state donors. That is also not a surprise. As popular as Snowe has been in Maine, she is unpopular in some conservative circles where she is labeled a RINO — Republican […]
Published
May 22, 2012

OUR OPINION: Lowered goals make Afghan withdrawal viable

The NATO summit is providing confirmation for what many Americans have suspected for some time regarding the war in Afghanistan: It is coming to an end with an outcome much less desirable than what had been promised when the first troops arrived a decade ago.
Published
May 21, 2012

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: No wonder Congress has 10% approval rating

Anyone who wonders why the national approval rating for Congress hovers around 10 percent should consider the latest gambit by House Republicans.

Published
May 21, 2012

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Clinton’s work not an issue; hair, makeup is

So what is it about Hillary Rodham Clinton's stint as U.S. secretary of state that gets people all riled up? Crises averted? Dictators stared down? Pacts signed? Diplomacy accomplished?
Published
May 21, 2012

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Putin a threat to both stability, democracy

Vladimir Putin is meant to stand for stability, and he used his inaugural address to pledge to strengthen democracy. In fact, his presidency represents a threat to both.
Published
May 20, 2012

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Community survey a count worth keeping

According to Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Fla., it is "intrusive," "an inappropriate use of taxpayer dollars," "unconstitutional," and "the very picture of what's wrong in D.C."
Published
May 20, 2012

OUR OPINION: Maine has distinction as least religious in US

We live in tough times for important institutions. Service clubs that were once the backbone of small town life are seeing their membership dwindle.
Published
May 20, 2012

OUR OPINION: Community colleges worth the investment

While Maine still lags the region in the number of people with college diplomas, there is some good news this spring.

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