VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Dead people got $600M in Social Security benefits

Editorials

Published
October 3, 2011

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Dead people got $600M in Social Security benefits

For several years, we've seen stories about people declared dead by the Social Security Administration. Many went through a lot of hoops to officially resurrect themselves. In the interim, they didn't get the proper payments due. And for some people, this created a real hardship.
Published
October 3, 2011

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Saudi promise to let women vote seems empty

Even if the latest promise of granting marginal political rights to Saudi women could be believed, it would be too little, too late. King Abdullah has good intentions regarding their position, but any step forward on rights tends to be matched by two steps back -- and not just for women.
Published
October 3, 2011

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Young Americans are ‘Shortchanged Generation’

Newly released Census data demonstrate the chilling impact the recession has had on the current crop of young Americans, to whom the American Dream is increasingly becoming a historical curiosity.
Published
October 2, 2011

OUR OPINION: To everything there’s a season: It’s time to bond

Most of the talk about bonding during the last legislative session had as much to do with politics as with sound fiscal policy.
Published
August 22, 2011

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Turkey, Saudi Arabia 2 forces of peace, stability

In the normal course of events, the visit to Jeddah of Turkish President Abdullah Gul recently and his talks with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah would raise little attention. Relations between the two countries are excellent and have been for a long time. There is no reason whatsoever to imagine that they will do anything other than continue to grow.

Published
August 22, 2011

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Not much joy in short-term debt deal

There's the ideological divide between Republicans and Democrats, which seems to be wider than ever. Then there's the divide between what Americans say they want and what elected officials in Washington give them.
Published
August 22, 2011

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Essential Air Service: Boon or boondoggle

It's called the Essential Air Service, and supporters call it an economic lifeline for small, mostly rural communities. Critics call it a $200 million-a-year federal boondoggle. Like so many issues involved in the debate over cutting federal spending, they are both right -- up to a point.
Published
August 21, 2011

VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Opportunity keeps on chugging on Mars

American self-esteem has taken a beating lately so we could use some good news, and now we have some even though it arrived from 36 million miles, maybe more.
Published
August 21, 2011

OUR OPINION: Maine should keep racing for the top

Maine did not fare well last time it applied for funds from Race to the Top, a federal competitive grant program designed to jump-start school reform efforts.
Published
August 21, 2011

OUR OPINION: Park study would give us facts to argue about

There may be plenty of strong arguments against turning 70,000 acres of Maine's northern woods into a national park, but the arguments against using research to put the park idea to a test sound weak.

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