Editorials
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PublishedNovember 3, 2010
Our View: Anti-drug campaign will take the whole community
It's not just police, but neighbors and landlords who will rid Grant Street of dealers.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2010
Our View: Violence, not votes, still political force in Iraq
As Americans went to the polls, Iraqis endured another day of fighting in the streets.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2010
Our View: Rise in police callsfor mental crises cause concern
It's good that Portland's police department is developing expertise, but why so many calls?
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PublishedNovember 2, 2010
Our View: The voiceof the voter is the last word
Mainers have heard from the candidates. Starting with the 21 people who announced last year that they were interested in running for governor, through the seven-way Republican and five-way Democratic primaries in June, leading to two major-party nominees and three independents who are on today's ballot.<br /><br /> Then there are the men and women who are running for the 151 seats in the Maine House of Representatives and 35 in the state Senate. That doesn't begin to take in all the candidates for local office like selectman, city councilor or county commissioner.<br /><br />
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PublishedNovember 1, 2010
Another View: Creationism is not science and should not be taught in schools
Critical thinking is essential to scientific thought, but faith is the bedrock of religion.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2010
Our View: Outside money changing Maine legislative races
A deluge of interest group money is making this the most expensive campaign in history.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2010
Our View: LePage disrespects people when he skips the debate
If LePage isn't open and accessible as a candidate, how would he behave in office?
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PublishedOctober 29, 2010
Our View: ‘Fortune cookie’mailings cross the line
When is it right to exploit racial or ethnic fear to fight a political campaign? Never. <br /><br /> But that's what the Maine Democratic Party has done in a pair of mailings this week that use crude stereotypes to play on people's fears of the Chinese. This should not be tolerated. <br /><br /> The subject of the mailers is independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler and criticisms of his work as a lawyer who did business with companies based in China. <br /><br />
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PublishedOctober 28, 2010
Our View: Pre-kindergarten programs get students ready for class
Expanding early childhood programs now will avoid a burden on taxpayers in the long run.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2010
Our View: State should do more to enable early voting
When political predictors try to figure out what is going to happen on Election Day, they have to account for the fact that a lot of it has already happened. <br /><br /> When judging the impact of a last-minute ad or stealth mailing, you have to remember that a third of the electorate will have already voted before next Tuesday. <br /><br /> For those voters, it's not the latest event that changed their minds, but the news of last week or the week before.
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