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PublishedJuly 16, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: New home HIV test gives power to the people
The FDA made a huge leap toward fighting AIDS with the approval of the first over-the-counter rapid HIV test with near-instantaneous results.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: No safeguards protect cellphone information
If Congress suddenly passed a law requiring all citizens to carry tracking devices that monitored their movements and snooped into their private communications 24/7, the outcry would be huge.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Oxfam details Israeli’s actions against Palestinians
The tragedy of the Palestinians has hung like a black cloud over the Arab world for almost 65 years.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2012
OUR OPINION: Is a limited test of alewives’ impact possible?
A recent order by the federal Environmental Protection Agency that will open a substantial portion of the St. Croix River to migrating alewives has many fans -- and more than a few critics.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2012
OUR OPINION: Penn State’s glory turns to dust at JoePa’s hands
With new reports out this month about the cover-up at Penn State University over former coach Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse of boys (including his own adopted son), it is clear that more people than Sandusky have been found guilty in the case.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Drowning: An invisible global epidemic
In an age of ethnic conflict, fatal disease and chronic malnutrition, it seems strange to stumble across figures such as this: 388,000 people die every year from drowning, according to the World Health Organization.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: March of microbes ringing alarm bells
One of the great medical advances of the last century, the invention of antibiotics, is at risk of being lost. Increasingly, microbes are becoming untreatable.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2012
VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Ali a good choice for the Liberty Medal
The selection of boxing legend Muhammad Ali to receive the 2012 Liberty Medal has sparked debate, given his refusal four decades ago to fight in the Vietnam War. But his standing up for religious principles only makes the award more appropriate.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2012
OUR OPINION: Funding needed to gauge fitness of older drivers needs money
Some decades ago, when Brunswick Naval Air Station was still an active military facility, its Topsham Annex had a sign by the gate leading to U.S.Route 201 that said, "Caution! You are now entering the most dangerous area on Earth -- a public highway."
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PublishedJuly 11, 2012
OUR OPINION: Keeping kids safe on farms is everyone’s goal
It's either a cliche or a truism that family traditions run stronger in rural areas than in urban ones, but there's an important example in the news now that illuminates the principle.
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