Editorials
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2011
Our View: Private investment will drive offshore wind
If the research is right, developers will be able to make power that can compete without subsidies.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2011
Our View: LePage’s quip stalls a debate worth having
Instead of talking about the ban on BPA, we are talking about what the governor said.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2011
Our View: City manager search should not wait for new mayor
Portland's new city manager should be able to work with whomever the voters put in charge.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2011
Our View: Mainers should preparefor higher fuel prices
Change is sweeping through the Arab world, and it will be a decade or more before any of us really knows for sure how that will change our world. But that doesn't mean that we won't start seeing some results right away. One is likely to hit us this summer in the form of higher gas prices. Another will hit next winter as higher prices for home heating oil.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2011
Our View: Lawmaker goes AWOL, ends up in Wisconsin
Portland's Rep. Diane Russell believes her constituents won't miss her. Maybe she's right.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2011
Our View: Public worker protestsshow system breakdown
Much of the nation has watched with a mixture of disbelief and irritation as public employee union protests have boiled over from Wisconsin into Indiana, Ohio and potentially Tennessee.<br /><br /> Teachers and their unions may be angry that they are being asked to sacrifice in order to balance state budgets that are out of whack by multiple billions of dollars, but their anger has very little to do with the reality of the situation that state governments all across the nation are facing in dealing with unfunded liabilities and revenue shortfalls.<br /><br />
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2011
Our View: Snowmobile operators need to be good neighbors
The use of other people's property isn't a right, it's a privilege -- and it can be lost.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2011
Our View: Will GOP dump Snowe?Do you live under a rock?
There is a very strong likelihood that Sen. Olympia Snowe is not lying awake nights worrying about the fact that she already has two announced candidates saying they will run against her in the Republican primary next year.<br /><br /> There is also a very strong likelihood that she has plenty of reason, at least so far, to be secure in her rest.<br /><br />
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2011
Our View: Give cities and towns an alternative to property tax
As the state cuts revenue sharing, it should also give municipalities a way to raise revenue.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2011
Our View: Prove there is a problem before requiring voter ID
A bill before the Legislature is a pricey way to solve a problem that may not even exist.
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