OUR OPINION: State property sales should be open to bidders

Editorials

Published
October 20, 2011

OUR OPINION: State property sales should be open to bidders

While we're still shaking our heads over the news that Maine State Prison Warden Patricia Barnhart bought three state-owned houses in Thomaston for a bargain price and that the public wasn't notified that the properties were up for sale or offered a chance to bid, we learn this: That kind of transaction is not only common, it's the norm.
Published
October 19, 2011

OUR OPINION: Radical groups fill void of Occupy protests’ lack of focus, goals

There are a number of ways to view the "Occupy Wall Street" demonstrators whose protests have multiplied in many places across the country and around the world.
Published
October 19, 2011

OUR OPINION: All nonprofits vital to creation of jobs in Maine

The Maine Association of Nonprofits is feeling steamed after being informed by the governor's office that it's entitled only to alternate seating at Gov. Paul LePage's upcoming job creation summits.
Published
October 18, 2011

OUR OPINION: Who knew it? Maine’s a bastion of bipartisanship

It was a heartwarming story -- inspirational, in fact, in a "you've got to be kidding me" sort of way. If we didn't know better, we would have to conclude that members of Maine's Legislature are engaged in a veritable bipartisan lovefest.
Published
October 17, 2011

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: ‘Privacy laws never envisioned smartphones

Privacy laws in the United States need an upgrade. Rapid advances in cellphones and computers are outstripping the ability of old laws to protect our personal lives.

Published
October 17, 2011

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: ‘Cain’s numbers climb, even as he blames jobless

So in the Republican sweepstakes for the presidential nomination, Sarah Palin has ended the speculation by declaring she's not a candidate. Likewise, Chris Christie is going to stay on the job as New Jersey governor. Rick Perry is sinking in the polls, Mitt Romney has yet to catch fire and here comes Herman Cain, don of Godfather's Pizza and, as it turns out, tough love for his fellow Americans.
Published
October 17, 2011

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: ‘Occupy’ protests a public airing of grievances

As the Occupy Wall Street protests spread from Lower Manhattan to Washington and other cities, the chattering classes keep complaining that the marchers lack a clear message and specific policy prescriptions.
Published
October 16, 2011

OUR OPINION: 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.
Published
October 16, 2011

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: 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.
Published
October 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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