Trying to avoid repeating mistakes doesn’t absolve us from grappling with dire Middle East scenarios.
September 2013
Posted inOpinion
Maine Observer: As August ends, teacher nightmares begin
Perhaps she can’t find her classroom, the alarm fails to sound or she forgot her pants – all things to lose sleep over.
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Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Close skills gap to boost Maine economy
National and state reports emphasize five key areas where work needs to be done for revitalization to succeed.
Posted inOpinion
Students feeling pressure to blend in
As schools emphasize self-discipline, difficulty in achieving that is treated as a disorder and unconventional behavior is suppressed.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor: Expanded comics pages have fans
It has been on my mind to write to you to let you know how much I have enjoyed the changes you have made to the comics section in the Maine Sunday Telegram, and Dahlov Ipcar’s critical letter on those changes has actually prompted me to sit down and write (“Comics fan not laughing at […]
Posted inNews
What are these animals telling us?
Because they are sensitive to change, so-called ‘sentinel species’ can reveal a lot about the ripple effects of pollutants in our environment. And that, scientists say, serves as a warning about our own fragile future.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: UMaine wind proposal should get full airing
It doesn’t build confidence in the process if all details of the plan are kept from the public.
Posted inBusiness
Renting out rooms generates backlash
The growing online peer-to-peer marketplace runs into opposition from business owners, city officials and neighbors.
Posted inBusiness
Charles Lawton: Focus on solving problems, not saving programs
The greatest barrier to serious reform of economic policy is our political tendency to focus on programs rather than problems. The most obvious example is Social Security. When the program was established in 1933, the average life expectancy beyond its defined retirement age was less than 10 years. Today, it’s over 20 years. That’s a […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: College affordability ratings costly to schools, taxpayers
The president’s plan would use federal funds to collect information that’s already available.