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It's time to phase out ethanol gas

Say we had a product that consumers hated, that drove up food and gasoline prices and that caused as much or more environmental damage than a similar, less costly product. What would our government do about it? Force us to use more, of course. That's the illogical direction we are h... 1

Editorial Board • Our View • Wednesday, May 22, 2013

A dishonorable level of sex crimes among the ranks

In 2011, Newsweek published a sobering piece on sexual assaults in the military. The magazine reported that women are more likely to be sexually assaulted by a fellow soldier than to be killed in combat. And, according to the Pentagon, sexual assaults in the military have increased 35 perc... 3

Editorial Board • Our View • Sunday, May 19, 2013

Don't allow obstinacy to kill good ideas

There's an old expression about "snatching defeat from the jaws of victory," and we hope practical politicians in Augusta will not allow that to happen. Maine needs to pay its hospitals and it can provide health insurance to its working poor — but only by reachi... 50

Editorial Board • Our View • Friday, May 17, 2013

MaineHealth seeks control of hospital market

An old TV cartoon, "Pinky and the Brain," always featured two mice and the following bit of dialogue: "Gee, Brain, what do you want to do tonight?" "The same thing we do every night, Pinky — try to take over the world!" Every few years, the executives at MaineHealth, li... 2

Editorial Board • Our View • Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Correction: Lewiston Strong event was Monday

LEWISTON — A story about the Lewiston Strong — Fire Response: Lewiston Unites event published Monday on Page A1 should have said it was Monday afternoon.

Our View • Monday, May 13, 2013 at 6:37 pm

Dying churches, groups leave us emotionally adrift

It's reassuring to walk into a local restaurant and see the morning coffee klatch. It's usually older folks, sometimes speaking French, who gather to talk about news, sports, politics or, we suppose, other people. They seem like people who have known each other a long time, perhaps ... 2

Editorial Board • Our View • Sunday, May 12, 2013

Old housing, poverty plague toughest area

We were surprised to see a headline in another newspaper last week announcing that the three recent fires here "unv... 7

Editorial Board • Our View • Wednesday, May 8, 2013

We are proud to call this city our home

We’ve all seen it. The occasional nasty comment about Lewiston and its residents posted on social media. We’ve read the tee-heeing and tried to ignore the ugly barbs. But, in the shadow of Monday’s devastating arson fire that left 75 people homeless and another fir... 11

Editorial Board • Our View • Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 10:00 pm

Frenzied move to shortchange public process

On Thursday morning, Senate President Justin Alfond and House Speaker Mark Eves sent a joint “committee guidance memo” to legislators alerting them to an emergency measure instituted to help them finish their work. The guidance offered was to waive advertisement of notice for p... 4

Editorial Board • Our View • Saturday, May 4, 2013

Family income largely decides school grades

Here's a modest proposal to help Maine's citizens judge the effectiveness of Gov. Paul LePage's new A-F grading system for public schools. For the 2014-2015 school year, teachers and administrators at the Falmouth Elementary School will exchange places with teachers and administrators at L... 25

Editorial Board • Our View • Friday, May 3, 2013
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