Both major parties must implement proportional voting and do more to back women candidates.
2013
Posted inBusiness
Landmark India ruling protects access to generic drugs
The patent ruling against Novartis is hailed by health activists.
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the Editor: Editorial on Zumba case lacks perspective
Your editorial of March 23, titled “Our View: Zumba prosecution critics off the mark,” was itself off the mark. It’s time for perspective. It is time for reality. Your paper has obsessed, speculated and opined that this prostitution case was a setup for extortion. It was not. Early on in this investigation, as soon as […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: ‘Out of sight, out of mind’ policy no longer works at Guantanamo
A prisoner hunger strike again draws attention to a place that many would rather forget.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Transparency needed on transportation projects
The public has the right to know what the state and its private roadwork partners are up to.
Posted inNews
New England Dispatches
Farm that lost 20,000 quails will start over / Crime lab chemist faces new drugs charges / Early Monet painting gets rare showing … and more news from around the region.
Posted inNation & World
Death penalty sought in Colorado massacre
As a result, the case of the man accused of killing 12 in a movie theater last July could drag on for years.
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Carbon tax proposal offers prospect of progress on clean energy
A new fee would drive up the cost of carbon-based fuels, with a rebate-like dividend to ease the shock.
Posted inLife & Culture
People & Entertainment: ‘Buckwild’ cast member found dead
SISSONVILLE, W.Va. — A cast member of the MTV reality show “Buckwild” was found dead Monday in a sport utility vehicle in a ditch along with his uncle and a third, unidentified person, authorities said. Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department Cpl. B.D. Humphreys said the bodies of cast member Shain Gandee, 21, his uncle David Gandee, […]
Posted inNews, Politics
Committee tables bill to promote Maine lobster
The proposal is expected to face the full Legislature after details about how to fund the deal are decided.