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Monday, May 12, 2008

Policy should not try to stigmatize smokers
Ordinances should protect nonsmokers, not protect smokers from themselves.

Bans on personal watercraft bring Mainers back to lakes
The state's high court brought cheers from people who feared to go back in the water.

Tonight's editorial board meeting an invitation to sound off
A live version of our ongoing conversation on events in Portland continues tonight.

Commentary

Maine Voices: Reiche library meets neighborhood needs
All the reasons given for shutting it down have alternatives that would keep it open.

LEIGH DONALDSONGovernment regulation of the Internet will not halt abuses
The issue is content, not the way it's conveyed. We should prosecute criminals, not free speech.

Letters

Conserve energy to fight high prices

Colleges work to counter student drinking problem

Diet doesn't determine gender; it's biological

It's time to ask questions about police shooting

Sudden pullout from Iraq is not the answer for U.S.

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