Today's Editorials
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Keeping JFK afloat will take shipload of dollars
Those responsible for bringing it to Portland have to prove they won't go aground.

It's not a stuck gas pedal, it's what made the pedal stick
Toyota's promised repairs are a necessity, but what really counts is that they work.

Commentary

RON BANCROFTMaine could learn a lot from a place like North Dakota
North Dakota is no longer Maine's companion in the bottom third of states, ranked by income.

REP. ANNE PERRYLegislature should not be told to rubber-stamp governor's budget
As a co-equal branch of government, the Legislature should look into the costs of all cuts.

AKIVA HERZFELDSafer screening with the shoes still on
There is no reason to submit every traveler to the indignity of searches when a few well-crafted questions would do a better job.

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