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Editorials

Published
March 11, 2011

Our View: MTA needs more than a board shakeup

Questions of oversight and accountability should be pursued by the Legislature.
Published
March 11, 2011

Our View: Work needed for walkers, bikes and cars to share city’s streets

Better infrastructure as well as adherence to the traffic laws by all are what's called for.
Published
March 10, 2011

Our View: We should all get to hear LePage panels’ whispers

When policy changes that affect Mainers are on the table, citizens deserve a seat.
Published
March 9, 2011

Our View: Smart-meter foesshould produce hard evidence

Multiple studies find the radio waves emitted by the devices are within safety limitsThe debate over the installation of "smart" electric meters comes down to a question of proof and who should have to provide it.<br /><br /> A small but vocal number of people who say they are sensitive to and sickened by radio waves want to stop the program of replacing traditional meters with ones that can be read remotely -- or at least opt out themselves. They say that they are suffering from headaches, insomnia and other symptoms and Central Maine Power Co. should have to prove that the devices are not to blame before they can be installed.<br /><br />
Published
March 9, 2011

Our View: Too soon to tap strategic oil in response to Libyan crisis

There are other ways to insulate our economy from turmoil in a volatile part of the world.

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Published
March 8, 2011

Our View: Jetport expansion should boost state’s economic future

The ability to bring people and goods to and from Maine makes this project a vital asset.
Published
March 8, 2011

Our View: Turnpike criticismnot just about its director

Longtime Maine Turnpike Authority Executive Director Paul Violette was half right when he said in his resignation letter that his leadership had become "an issue, possibly even the central issue" for critics of the organization he ran for 24 years.<br><br> Violette's resignation was the right response to a growing concern about lax oversight of the agency, but this was never about one man's performance. Questions go deeply into the MTA itself, and will not be resolved by a change at the top.
Published
March 7, 2011

Our View: Bowen has right resume for education post

This former teacher will be focused on what works to improve learning in the classroom.
Published
March 7, 2011

Our View: Cut redundancy, duplication and all unnecessary overlap

Billions could be saved by reducing the number of programs that do the same thing.
Published
March 6, 2011

Another View: Charter schools no panacea for public schools’ problems

Data show that students on average do no better, and often worse, in them.