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Using LD1 report to bash school districts is insulting
The State Planning Office is once again using its annual report on the legislation known as LD 1 to portray school districts as overspending if they are exceeding costs outlined in the Essential … more
Christopher Galgay, Ashley O’Brien and Shannon Welsh | 2/9/10 | 143 views
Consultation vital in foreign terrorist cases
As has been famously said, “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion but not his own facts.” more
Susan Collins | 2/9/10 | 442 views
Independent for governor promises transparency
It was once acceptable for government to operate in a top-down fashion in which it decided how much information you should have, and when, but in today’s world, increasingly, the consumer, meaning … more
2/8/10 | 336 views
National ocean policy makes sense
If you want to understand the economic and cultural importance of the ocean, you need look no farther than the coast of Maine. For the last 10 years, I’ve watched the comings and goings of … more
2/8/10 | 138 views
Changes needed in Maine
The public hearings are over, attended by hundreds of executives, direct support professionals, case managers and other interested parties. more
By Ken Bustard | 2/6/10 | 289 views
We don’t speak God’s language, try as we might
My wife and I fostered a cat for eight months for a woman who had run into hard times and found herself in a shelter. more
By Justin Fowler | 2/6/10 | 620 views
Collect unused prescription drugs for safety, security
Currently the Legislature is considering a bill, LD 821, that would require pharmaceutical companies to help fund an unused prescription take-back program in the state. At present, the common method … more
By Glenn Ross | 2/5/10 | 426 views
Saltwater fishing license unnecessary infringement
Like a bad dream, the saltwater fishing license bill is back again. more
By Jonathan McKane | 2/4/10 | 111 views
The changing reality of havens for terrorist groups
Rationales for maintaining the counterinsurgency in Afghanistan are varied and complex, but they all center on one key tenet: that Afghanistan must not be allowed to again become a haven for terrorist groups, especially al-Qaida. more
By Paul R. Pillar | 2/4/10 | 304 views
No more quick fixes for the economy
Our economy is sick. Some sectors are bleeding profusely. Before major hemorrhaging drowns all of us, serious introspection, brainstorming, and planning must occur. No more quick fixes, “let’s … more
Barbara Cameron | 2/2/10 | 347 views
Noise pollution puts midcoast at risk
My family and I have postponed our plans to move to Maine from Massachusetts. We have spent almost every summer vacation in the midcoast for the past 19 years and it has been our dream to relocate … more
Sandra Chianfoni | 2/1/10 | 880 views
Preserving North Woods needs bold new thinking
The ongoing situation in the North Woods today resembles a free-for-all among a number of competing interests. Predominant ownership of the forestlands has changed from very large timberland owners … more
Nicholas Barth | 2/1/10 | 424 views
Government and marriage: Time for a separation
It is evident that neither side of the fight over same-sex marriage is prepared to yield. This is unfortunate. Far too many individuals who strive for recognition of their committed relationship are … more
By David Casavant and J. Douglas Wellington
Special to the BDN | 1/30/10 | 1901 views
New approaches needed to tackle national debt
According to Friday’s Bangor Daily News, all Senate Republicans, including Maine’s so-called “moderates,” Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, lined up to block any further increase in the limit … more
By Lynn Hudson Parsons
Special to the BDN | 1/30/10 | 130 views
Abandoning health care reform not an option
While only a minority of the members of Congress are health care providers, one might envy them these days. more
By Benjamin Schaefer | 1/29/10 | 292 views
Dental care denial unfair, unwarranted
There is a very serious situation that is currently occurring in Maine. About 30 months ago, the Maine Board of Dental Examiners instituted a policy of mandatory blood pressure screening of all dental patients before any dental intervention is done. more
Fred D. Patterson II | 1/29/10 | 822 views
Common sense needed in Orrington cleanup plan
In the summer of 2007, Gov. John Baldacci and his Commissioner of Environmental Protection David Littell called a press conference in Augusta to announce the fifth and final phase of an extensive … more
Richard Campbell | 1/28/10 | 274 views
Bill would kill jobs in Maine
With the Maine Legislature back in full swing, the overriding theme is the state’s budget shortfall, estimated at more than $430 million. more
By Mike Thibodeau | 1/27/10 | 860 views
Don’t allow politics to trump science on greenhouse gases
Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski is going to jeopardize the health and safety of Maine residents. Murkowski intends to pass a Senate resolution that could block the Environmental Protection … more
Taj Schottland | 1/26/10 | 1123 views
Government secrecy still remains
No less than journalists, academic researchers strive always to find and report the truth. Telling the truth as we understand it is our raison d’etre. Secrecy, on the other hand, is the enemy of … more
Roger W. Bowen | 1/25/10 | 459 views
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