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A WEEK OF GLOBE EDITORIALS

For livelier debate over ideas, House must get bills on floor

Under a new reform plan for the House, representatives from both sides of the aisle would agree to support one another’s efforts to bring bills to the full floor, and resurrect the era of free-wheeling legislative debate. (Boston Globe, 2/14/12)

Dog show: Canine 1 percenters only

In dropping the Pedigree brand as a sponsor, and its ads supporting the adoption of shelter dogs, the Westminster Kennel Club highlights the disconnect between the plight of millions of mutts and the bizarrely cosseted existence of canine 1 percenters. (Boston Globe, 2/14/12)

Science loses out to adventure

President Obama's proposed budget puts too much money into a manned space program of questionable value and not enough into the scientific and robotic efforts that accomplish most of the exploration. (Boston Globe, 2/14/12)

If music industry is a family, then artists need better care

The recording industry needs to ask itself why so many of its superstars are dying these lonely deaths. And it must do what it can to prevent them. (Boston Globe, 2/13/12)

All savings on deck

Just when state transit officials should be talking about expanding water transportation, the MBTA is proposing to eliminate its Boston Harbor ferry service. (Boston Globe, 2/13/12)

Chris Brown: F.A.M.E. conquers all

Chris Brown's conspicuous inclusion at the Grammys, after his 2009 guilty plea to felony assault on his then-girlfriend Rihanna, raises questions about the judgment of the Grammy producers. (Boston Globe, 2/13/12)

Puffins: It’s better in Bermuda

The National Audubon Society’s Project Puffin, which has been restoring puffins to Maine islands since the 1970s, put geolocators on eight birds on Seal Island in the summer of 2009. One of those bird's journey was nothing short of amazing. (Boston Globe, 2/12/12)

New combat rules for women come too late, stop too short

The Pentagon's announcement of modifications to its combat rules for women is too little change and a decade too late. (Boston Globe, 2/12/12)

At your fingertips, for a price

Ideally, all public records would be available to citizens in an easily searchable form at no cost. But at this point many agencies lack the will and the wherewithal to make that happen, and the public needs that information in the meantime. (Boston Globe, 2/12/12)

Tim Murray’s patronage politics show deeper problem in Mass.

Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray and other elected officials need to be far more forthright in declaring that the system of rewarding political supporters with jobs is morally wrong and damaging to the credibility of the state government. (Boston Globe, 2/11/12)

Crank up the campaign tunes

The race for the presidency promises to be a rough campaign, and the White House iPod needs to be prepared for what’s likely to come. (Boston Globe, 2/10/12)

In his attacks on ‘RomneyCare,’ Santorum paints a false picture

While state officials grapple with new proposals to reduce insurance premiums, the Republican presidential candidates are flooding the airwaves with bogus assertions about Massachusetts’ “RomneyCare’’ health plan. (Boston Globe, 2/10/12)

Egypt must drop charges against US, Egyptian democracy workers

Egypt’s announcement that it will file criminal charges against 19 Americans — as well as dozens of other foreigners and Egyptians — involved in elections monitoring and democracy and journalism training is deeply worrisome. (Boston Globe, 2/9/12)

Wynton Marsalis: Telling a love story

Wynton Marsalis recently gave the third of six epic lectures that he is slated to give at Harvard University. Three hours into the show, his agenda became clear: He was telling a timeless story about love. (Boston Globe, 2/9/12)

3 bed, 1 bath, $25 per month

It's not an intrinsically bad idea for public housing managers to live in the properties they run. But state and federal housing authorities need to make sure such arrangements aren’t simply a perk doled out to favored employees. (Boston Globe, 2/9/12)

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