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PublishedOctober 16, 2011
Trade deals give US an economic boost
It took half a decade, but bipartisan majorities in the House and Senate have finally approved free trade agreements between the United States and three key nations: South Korea, Colombia and Panama. This is cause for celebration -- but also for reflection.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2011
If tax law needs fixing, then fix it, but don’t tinker
Maine needs a comprehensive overhaul of the state's tax structure. We don't need piecemeal changes, stopgap fixes or just plain tinkering with tax rates and revenue streams.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2011
OUR OPINION: Old, sick dogs have friends at Winthrop farm
Every so often you read or hear something that makes you think that maybe this isn't such a bad old world after all.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2011
OUR OPINION: Cain’s 9-9-9 plan doesn’t add up
There's a lot to like about Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2011
OUR OPINION: Calif. shows rest of U.S. how not to dispense pot
We should be thankful to California for showing the rest of the states how not to handle medical marijuana.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2011
OUR OPINION: State should back loans for pipeline expansion
If the state could do one thing to improve the competitiveness of Maine industry while cutting the cost of health care and government services and putting money in the pockets of people who would spend it in local communities, reducing the cost of energy would be it.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2011
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Proposed teen driver bill may be too lenient
More than 4,000 teenagers die each year in automobile accidents. Many of these deaths are preventable. That is the intent of a bill before Congress that would create a national standard to prepare young people to become safe drivers.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2011
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Easy-to-mine Appalachian coal running out
Politicians and mining groups love to boast that West Virginia has enough coal to power America for another 200 years. But snowballing research tells a totally different story.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2011
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: US plans to tax cargo coming through Canada
International Trade Minister Ed Fast says he's not worried about American efforts to reduce the volume of cargo moving through Canadian ports to destinations in the United States -- including the introduction of a potential tariff of approximately $143 per container to offset a tax the U.S. imposes on containers off-loaded at U.S. ports.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2011
OUR OPINION: Yuan’s value not our only problem with China
How did it come to this? Who could have imagined such a thing?
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