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Campus Currents: Question 1



Sunday, October 18th, 2009, 1:45 am in News
No on 1 raises more than twice as much as Yes on 1
By William P. Davis

Supporters of Maine’s same-sex marriage law have raised more than double the amount of money than their opponents campaign finance reports released Tuesday showed.


Friday, October 9th, 2009, 10:58 pm in News
By William P. Davis

Opponents to Question 1, which would reject a law allowing same-sex couples to marry in Maine, are focusing heavily on college students, who they said could be key to upholding the legislation.


Thursday, October 8th, 2009, 2:26 am in Opinion

The Issue: Opponents of same-sex marriage declined to engage in a debate at the University of Maine on the same-sex marriage issue.

What We Think: The lack of willingness to defend a position in a debate is a good indication that the position cannot be defended.


Monday, October 5th, 2009, 2:54 am in News
By William P. Davis

As election day nears, both sides of the Question 1 debate have been amping up their ad campaigns.


Thursday, October 1st, 2009, 1:14 am in Opinion

RE: A conservative’s argument for same-sex marriage
While it is heartening to read that Mr. Shepherd will be voting No on One in November, L.D. 1020 [Maine’s same-sex marriage law] was hardly rushed through “without input.” The …


Thursday, September 10th, 2009, 2:11 am in News
By Tracy Evans

Maine has another chance to weigh in on the issue of same-sex marriage.
On July 1, one day before the deadline, nearly 100,000 signatures opposing the new law were submitted to Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, almost …