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Consider for a moment the rantings of two recent Americans who committed violent suicide, taking others with them to death. more
Today, Maine marks its 190th anniversary as a state. more
A legislative committee took a small step toward improving Maine's petition process this week. As national groups increasingly fund efforts to get questions on the state’s ballot, requiring more information about such efforts makes sense. more
A new think tank will do a great service to the state if it follows through with answering the questions it recently raised. more
The key to succeeding in business is to sell customers what they want. That is true of the state’s iconic lobster industry, too. more
In eight months, Maine will elect a new governor and Legislature. What should be their focus for bringing prosperity to this hardscrabble state in the midst of a historically deep recession? more
Just as Maine isn’t alone among states suffering through an economic recession and the attendant budget shortfalls, the U.S. is not alone among nations grappling with the slowdown. Our neighbors to … more
Maine’s two senators hold the power and the leverage to end the yearlong legislative struggle to overhaul the American health care system. Both Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins have called the … more
Spring has come early to Maine. So, too has the unpleasant reminder of a winter’s worth of dog walks. The early weeks of springlike weather arrive with their cherished events: Crocuses lift … more
There’s nothing like a little compare and contrast to further understanding. At last week’s Maine Fisherman’s Forum in Rockport, lobstermen from Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island in Canada, … more
Allowing the rail link between Aroostook County and the rest of the state to disappear would be economically devastating to the region. more
The University of Maine’s decision to go tobacco-free protects a vast majority — nonsmokers who want to avoid secondhand smoke and smokers who really want to quit and need help. Maine’s … more
Before long, the current crop of 18- to 29-year-olds will be leading the political, business and cultural life of this country. The Pew Research Center has surveyed them to find out who they are and … more
Although lawmakers and the public are rightly concerned about the shaky economy, saying state borrowing can’t be part of a package aimed at boosting the economy is shortsighted. Just as companies … more
It is becoming an annual event: The U.S. Postal Service threatens to stop Saturday mail delivery, Congress says don’t do it, and the agency’s deficit grows. There has to be a better way. The … more
As Maine school districts face the “cliff” in coming years, when state aid to education falls precipitously as federal stimulus funding runs out, officials are considering some drastic steps to … more
For the first time in more than a decade, Maine’s youth smoking rate has gone up, according to a statewide survey. Anti-smoking advocates make a persuasive case that raising the cigarette tax would … more
If more evidence was needed that Congress has become dysfunctional, Sen. Jim Bunning’s one-man filibuster provided it. His objections to the government’s deficit spending are valid, but taking … more
With a slightly rosier economic outlook, it makes sense to minimize budget cuts that would harm the elderly and disabled. By restoring about $30 million in cuts to human services programs, the … more
The never-ending debate over limits on free speech entered a new era with the rise of the Internet and e-mail. More recently, popular social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace offer … more
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