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  • Published
    January 26, 2012

    Governor strikes right tone with his address

    Gov. LePage gave people plenty to argue about in his State of the State speech Tuesday, but his decision to target domestic violence was something that everyone can get behind.

  • Published
    January 24, 2012

    State treasurer should resolve business conflict

    Over the last year, Bruce Poliquin has shown that it wasn't going to be business as usual in the state treasurer's office.

  • Published
    January 24, 2012

    Poliquin likes being in spotlight

    Over the last year, Bruce Poliquin has shown that it wasn't going to be business as usual in the state treasurer's office.

  • Published
    January 23, 2012

    By doing nothing, Congress did something

    Congressional gridlock isn't always bad. Sometimes doing nothing yields something.

  • Published
    January 23, 2012

    Merging government agencies sounds good

    Maybe it's an election-year maneuver crafted for maximum voter appeal, but President Barack Obama's proposed merger of six large agencies seems like a prudent cost-cutting move in financially trying times.

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  • Published
    January 23, 2012

    US troops must keep big picture in mind

    Brutality is a fact of war. America's enemies have long practiced it, and so in some instances have our troops. None of that makes it any easier to stomach, so U.S. officials' outrage about an incident in Afghanistan that allegedly involved Camp Lejeune-based Marines is genuine.

  • Published
    January 22, 2012

    LePage, Obama both adhere to divide, conquer

    It's surely just an odd coincidence, the interesting juxtaposition of back-to-back speeches that will occur on Tuesday night when the governor of Maine delivers his State of the State speech in Augusta right before the president of the United States serves up his State of the Union address in Washington, D.C.

  • Published
    January 21, 2012

    VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: President — finally — stands up to Republicans, Big Oil

    President Barack Obama finally seems to be standing his ground in the philosophical fight with Republicans over the direction of the country.

  • Published
    January 19, 2012

    VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Kodak’s digital dilemma

    Every revolution has elements of tragedy as well as triumphs -- even the bloodless revolutions in the way people earn a living.

  • Published
    January 19, 2012

    VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Coach Paterno blew the call

    Accept, for the moment, the truth of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno's version of his role in the sexual abuse allegations involving one of his former assistants.