Friday, July 30, 2010
OUR OPINION: Cheers for I-295 decision
You can complain and complain, but what does it get you? In the case of Interstate 295 motorists, some squawking got a reprieve from another hourlong traffic backup during a busy weekend smack in the middle of tourist season.OUR OPINION: Improper use of medicines new drug peril
Marijuana has long been known as the “gateway drug” — a relatively benign attraction into a web of criminal contacts that can lead a neophyte to other more addictive and lethal drugs. But marijuana is not the only gateway anymore.Thursday, July 29, 2010
OUR OPINION: Fresh reason to look at longer school year
The cutoff date for the second qualifying round of billions of dollars in federal Race to the Top funding has come and gone, and Maine’s entry was left at the starting gate.Wednesday, July 28, 2010
OUR OPINION: Kestrel Aircraft's landing in Brunswick bodes well for state
Brunswick may never be the same without an active Navy base in town, but an announcement last week suggested that the future may not end up being so bad after all.OUR OPINION: A ways to go, but mentally ill get better care
A mental hospital that used isolation cells and chairs with straps to restrain its patients sounds like something from the far-distant past.Monday, July 26, 2010
OUR OPINION: Man blights dog
Are the breeds of dogs collectively called "pit bulls" inherently more dangerous than other canine types, and thus should be banned by law?OUR OPINION: State's pension plan faces few good options
Maine's leaders are considering plans to help meet the state's long-range obligation to fund its public employees' retirement needs.OUR OPINION: Plugging OPEC is Pickens' plan, but is it possible?
A Texas oilman has decided the United States needs a plan to end our dependence on oil imports from nations such as Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, which use the hundreds of billions of dollars we pay them to fight against our best interests abroad.OUR OPINION: Dopey logic on medical marijuana
It's easy to grasp the economics of the situation.Monday, July 19, 2010
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