It’s the sort of news that makes conservative anti-tax groups go ballistic. The one silver lining of the ailing economy is the lower gas and oil prices we’ve enjoyed in recent months. But rather …
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As his eight years as president drag to a close, George W. Bush seems to be having second thoughts about major issues. Instead of denouncing North Korea’s latest break-off from nuclear …
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Maine prides itself on its tradition of family farms, but many of those farms — and the undeveloped acreage they cover — are in jeopardy. Many older landowners find it difficult to convince their …
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If President Obama finds a magic lantern in the White House attic, his first request of the genie within is easy: Revive the national economy. But the next two wishes in many ways would sustain prosperity for years to come: Fix our health care system and make the nation energy-independent.
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Once again, just like clockwork, here comes New Year’s Day. Once again, in a wave sweeping across time zones, the world counted backward from 10. Revelers wished one another the best and meant it, …
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As we prepare to escort 2008 into the history books tonight, a little reflection on an extraordinary year is in order. Of course, each year has its share of drama, intrigue, tragedy and comedy. But …
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Down East Maine faces a serious loss when Port in a Storm, a bookstore nestled on the shore of Somes Sound on Mount Desert Island, closes its doors on Jan. 18.
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Deciding which group, Hamas or Israel, should get the larger measure of condemnation for the violent attacks and counter-attacks over the weekend is not the role of the U.S. government.
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If your doctor or nurse seems to be humming “Happy birthday to you,” it’s probably a way of timing the washing of hands. Fifteen seconds is the proper minimum in a growing campaign to combat hospital-related infection.
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Maine’s stagnant population growth, reported annually in December, does not spur the formation of task forces, blue ribbon panels or study groups. But it should.
Steady population growth is a …
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The death of Mark Felt last week may not close the books on the greatest national political scandal of the past 100 years, but it does move the Watergate affair deeper into the mists of history.
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President-elect Barack Obama was swept into office on a tide of hope for a brighter future, a future where the U.S. again will be a moral force in the world, where economic justice and tax-burden …
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The $17.4 million loan President Bush made available to carmakers last week isn’t so much a bailout as a lifeline to keep the companies operational while they -— very quickly — come up with a …
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If Americans really wanted their representatives and senators to be nothing more than hardworking public servants with encyclopedic knowledge of the issues, Congress would be filled with …
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It is the beginning of the third millennium of the Christian era. The Roman legions once garrisoned in Palestine long ago returned to dust. But the passing of scores of generations of common people …
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“Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? For we …
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Bangor city councilors are wise to seriously consider consolidating voting at one location, the city-owned Bangor Civic Center. The proposal came from City Clerk Patti Dubois, who brought it before the city finance committee.
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