Editorials

Published
August 29, 2011

Another View: State failed at due diligence regarding medical pot license

It was a lack of follow-through, not legal ambiguity, that has slowed progress.
Published
August 28, 2011

Another View: Korean trade agreement would kill Maine manufacturing jobs

A columnist soft-pedaled the real economic costs to workers displaced by cheap imports.
Published
August 28, 2011

Our View: Modernize LURC, don’t do away with it

The Land Use Regulation Commission is still a valuable tool to manage a unique resource.
Published
August 27, 2011

Our View: Oppression vs. revolution: It’s a good start, at least

Bush was wrong to claim victory, but the push he gave the Arab world in Iraq is paying off.
Published
August 26, 2011

Our View: Zero-base budgetinga worthwhile exercise

Zero-base budgeting is used by many businesses and some governments as a way to decide how to spend for the future without being enslaved by the past. Each agency of state government will be asked to start from scratch, not the current budget, to decide how much it needs to meet its goals.

Published
August 25, 2011

Our View: Pension tax reliefwrong way to cut taxes

Gov. Paul LePage is right to encourage Maine lawmakers to look for ways to cut taxes, but he is steering them in the wrong direction. The governor is suggesting that eliminating the income tax on pensions would encourage more high-income retirees to move here and encourage retirees who already live here to stick around. We think there is a better and fairer way . . .
Published
August 25, 2011

Our View: Tremors shake up a sleepy summer afternoon in Maine

It may not be much by California standards, but here it was something to talk about.
Published
August 24, 2011

Our View: Good newson energy group not good enough

The good news, a government watchdog agency tells us, is that no one stole any money from a $1.1 million federal grant given to a hastily organized but politically connected nonprofit. The bad news, says the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability (OPEGA), is that there were no safeguards in place that would have stopped the officers of the Maine Green Energy Alliance from dipping their hands into the till, and even if they didn't steal public money, they didn't appear to use it very wisely. About $500,000 was spent on an energy conservation program that had signed up to retrofit only 50 houses.
Published
August 23, 2011

Our View: Coast Guard spends billions, falls many ships short of goal

The service has serious problems, but its mission is vital. It needs help, not punishment.
Published
August 23, 2011

Our View:Redistricting should be simple, right?

The congressional reapportionment issue would appear to be simple: Draw a single line across the state in as direct a manner as possible with an equal number of people on either side – or as close to equal as population permits. Then, call one side "1" and the other side "2." Label them "congressional districts" and let the people in them select candidates and vote for one of them . . .

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