It wasn’t long ago when the phrase “going postal” — inspired by a number of post office massacres — was widely used to describe people driven to violent crime by work conditions.
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M.D. HARMON: Closing veterans memorials reflects badly on Obama
Americans have plenty of reasons to be proud of their veterans, and most of us are.
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COMMENTARY: More data might have stopped ‘bad shoot’
A “good shoot” in police lingo is one in which officers use deadly force to prevent a suspect from inflicting serious harm. A “bad shoot” is one in which there might have been a nonlethal alternative.
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5 MYTHS: National parks pawns during 16-day federal government shutdown
The closing of America’s national parks was among the most emotionally charged aspects of the 16-day federal government shutdown. As party leaders raced to make a deal to reopen the government and avert a default, House Republicans were accusing the head of the Park Service of trying to make the shutdown “as painful and as visible as possible.”
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National parks pawns during 16-day federalgovernment shutdown
THE CLOSING OF America’s national parks was among the most emotionally charged aspects of the 16-day federal government shutdown. As party leaders raced to make a deal to reopen the government and avert a default, House Republicans were accusing the head of the Park Service of trying to make the shutdown “as painful and as visible as possible.”
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JOSEPH REISERT: US Supreme Court revisits issue of affirmative action in new case
DID MICHIGAN VOTERS violate the U.S. Constitution, when they amended their state constitution to prohibit public universities from taking race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin into account when making hiring, contracting or admissions decisions?
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MAINE COMPASS: Public biologists, sound science best gauge of bear hunting methods
A Maine Compass on Oct. 1, “Bear hounding, baiting, trapping are cruel, unsporting practices,” written by Connie McCabe, accused the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine of “spinning the wheels of misinformation” about bear hunting in Maine.
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MAINE STREAM: Overwhelming majority of those using welfare programs are needy
ARE MAINERS NEEDY? Or greedy? We want to help the needy, but not the greedy, and telling the difference isn’t always easy. Let’s try a quiz.
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WORST WEEK: GOP walked into trap of its own making
It’s hard to be a Republican in Washington these days. The party is being battered and blamed from all sides for the government shutdown even as it tries, mostly unsuccessfully, to present a united front against President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats in the fiscal fight.
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FROM THE STATE HOUSE: Mining rules must protect Maine people, the environment
Metallic mineral mining in Maine needs to be held to the highest possible standards to protect Maine’s environment and taxpayers.