While the Maine political world was having fun with a legislative candidate who lives an active fantasy life online, another legislative candidate has been charged with something much less funny.
Editorials
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: US should back up Israel’s clear, red line
In an address to the United Nations General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did what he had to do for his nation’s survival: Draw a clear, red line.
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Smart voters suss out source of political spin
With a little less than one month remaining before the Nov. 6 general election, it is more important than ever that voters pay attention to the information they’re getting as well as the source that it comes from.
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: If Assad can’t win conflict, how will he lose?
The Free Syrian Army has once again demonstrated its ability to strike at the heart of the Assad regime. The military’s General Staff Command Building has been extensively damaged in two major explosions that were followed by a ground attack that last for two hours. From his presidential palace, not far away, Bashar al-Assad will have heard the explosions, maybe even have felt the force of the blasts and seen the pall of black smoke rising into the capital’s sky.
Maine Internet project an unseen boon of stimulus
Skyline Drive. The Tennessee Valley Authority. Hoover Dam.
OUR OPINION: Romney made Etch A Sketch transformation
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney may have found his “Etch A Sketch” moment at Wednesday’s debate.
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: On torture, Romney’s wrong
As a general proposition, Mitt Romney’s campaign has striven to distance itself from the George W. Bush administration.
OUR OPINION: Women’s issues debate draws all but Summers
The term is often used as journalistic shorthand for abortion rights and birth control, but the full agenda is much broader.
OUR OPINION: Payroll tax respite teetering on edge of ‘fiscal cliff’
During campaigns, we focus on the differences between candidates and not the points on which they agree.
OUR OPINION: State policy could make bad drug policy worse
Just as public health officials report an increase in the use of injected heroin on our streets, hard limits on the use of the most popular drugs used to treat narcotics addicts are set to go into effect.