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Thursday, November 5th, 2009, 12:24 am
Columnist: Term limits — the Maine Legislature doesn’t need them
by Tyler Francke
To impose term limits on all legislators is to restrict no one but the voters — making the most experienced person for the job unavailable.

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009, 12:23 am
Op-Ed: Life, liberty and the pursuit of marriage
by Eryk Salvaggio
America is founded on the principle that I get to have liberty, and life, and the pursuit of my happiness as an unalienable right — which does not mean ‘unalienable unless Aroostook county disagrees.’

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009, 12:23 am
Op-Ed: Washington elites should fear the Hoffman Effect in 2010
by Jonathan Zappala for The Maine Campus
The results of the elections in N.Y. and N.J. send a message to Washington: America is still a conservative nation.

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009, 12:21 am
Op-Ed: ‘Yes on 1’ voters mummified institution of marriage in Maine
by Samantha Hansen for The Maine Campus
Opponents of equality are letting marriage crumble away into oblivion — an outdated model that serves fewer and fewer people.

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009, 12:20 am
Editorial: People’s veto a hiccup in road to equality
by The Maine Campus
The Issue: Maine repeal of marriage equality.
What We Think: This decision is a setback for equality, but supporters of gay marriage should be hopeful.

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Thursday, November 5th, 2009, 12:18 am
Comic for Nov. 5, 2009
Comic for Nov. 5, 2009 by William Kramer for The Maine Campus

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Monday, November 2nd, 2009, 1:37 am
Columnist: Firebrand evangelical has ‘quixotic’ charm
by Michael Shepherd
Bourgault’s beliefs disgust me. They are outdated and don’t work in a changing society. So why did I end up respecting him?

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Monday, November 2nd, 2009, 1:36 am
Op-Ed: Like running around at night? Try this …
by Kegan Zema
People running around with Nerf guns are a far cry from an effective safety program, but if this attitude of amity exists then it should be acted upon.

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Monday, November 2nd, 2009, 1:35 am
Op-Ed: Bigotry is ‘incompatible’ with Maine values
by Maddy Glover
I don’t see the validity of an argument that relies on homophobic views of ‘compatibility.’

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Monday, November 2nd, 2009, 1:34 am
Op-Ed: ‘No Shave November’: not just for men anymore
by Denise Bickford for The Maine Campus
Annual no-shave ritual could fight nonsensical ideas of femininity.

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