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PublishedFebruary 21, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Next up: Your car may turn off your cellphone
Americans are both extremely sociable and gadget-obsessed. While these two generally admirable traits have led to many exciting innovations, when combined with driving a car they can be dangerous and even lethal.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: It’ll be more fun to watch ballgame than debate anyway
Hard-core political junkies and Newt Gingrich were undoubtedly disappointed when CNN canceled its scheduled March 1 debate in Georgia. GOP state chairwoman Sue Everhart called it "truly disheartening."
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: C+ too high a grade for 2011 Congress:
Congress recently received an overall grade of C-minus from 40 top academic experts who make it a habit to study that legislative body. In the old days a C was considered average, so a C-minus would be slightly below average. And “slightly below average” is simply too high a grade for the poor-to-failing effort of […]
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Transportation network users should pay own way
The new transportation bill in the U.S. House is being attacked by conservatives, liberals, moderates, transit advocates, bicyclists and environmentalists, to name a few.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Proposed Eisenhower memorial faces controversy
Another effort to honor a great American in our nation's capital, another memorial controversy.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Critics of entitlement culture have wrong targets
It's easy to criticize government benefits when somebody else is receiving them. Consider the national war on "welfare" waged by Republicans.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2012
OUR OPINION: What message to takefrom Senate 20 race?
It's never wise to draw a sweeping conclusion from a small statistical sample, but something worth noting happened in last week's special election in Lincoln County.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2012
OUR OPINION: East-west highway faces uphill battle
For 40 years, Mainers have been arguing that the state needs an east-west highway. Now we are arguing about whether the project needs another feasibility study.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Malachy and Uggie: A tale of two dogs
A Pekingese with a pear-shaped body -- apparently the sought-after Peke physique -- and gray mane worthy of a Shetland pony won the coveted Best in Show title on Tuesday at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, the Oscars of the canine world.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2012
OUR OPINION: Why did LePage reject Sebelius’ offer of help?
With all the problems Maine is facing revising the state budget to account for shortfalls in the Medicaid program, you'd think that the governor's office would take all the help it could get. But that's not the case.
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