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Editorials
OUR OPINION: If parents keep forgoing vaccines, state should step in to protect the rest
We’re in the midst of a national trend that is making people sick, and Maine is along for the ride.
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Congress dithers on payroll taxes, jobless benefits
Before Congress adjourns for the holidays, it is expected to pass an extension of payroll tax cuts enacted in 2009 and extend unemployment benefits.
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Obama’s Kansas speech hit all the right points
President Barack Obama’s foray into Kansas isn’t likely to pick up electoral votes in that reddest of states. But his speech Tuesday at Osawatomie High School was good policy and good politics.
OUR OPINION: LePage got our attention; now how about a real plan?
Gov. Paul LePage likes to talk about personal responsibility, but his proposal to gut MaineCare, the state’s health care safety net, is irresponsible, through and through.
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: A candidate’s philandering does matter sometimes
Americans may have many fantasies about movie stars and musicians, but when they ponder potential presidents, sex is generally the last thing on their minds.
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: The Utah is another, oft-forgotten victim of Pearl Harbor attack
On Dec. 7, 1941, in the infamous sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese naval aircraft sunk the battleship USS Arizona, killing 1,177 of its crew while they were preparing for a quiet Sunday morning.
OUR OPINION: Too many women, children still killed by ‘loved ones’
Domestic-violence homicide remain’s Maine’s deadliest crime, accounting for about half of the state’s murders every year.
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Nation’s laws lag behind technology
Sometimes it takes time for our nation’s laws to catch up with technology.
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Maybe Hollywood will get the movie message
The vampires took the lead in pulling in moviegoers over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, but far more money was made by studios catering to families, according to box office receipts.