Can we blame the scorching weather on climate change? Not really. Or at least not yet.
Editorials
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OUR OPINION: Thurmond Rule lets minority seize the day
The late Strom Thurmond, who once ran for president on a platform of maintaining racial segregation and discriminatory Jim Crow laws, was one of the most divisive figures in American history after the Civil War.
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OUR OPINION: New options for cable customers ‘in the dark’ by Time Warner-Channel 8 dispute
A dispute between Time Warner Cable and WMTW-TV (Channel 8) may inconvenience the cable firm’s customers for a time. But it also illustrates the competitive pressures weighing on the industry.
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VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Syria nears breaking point
Syria has slipped deeper into the abyss. Perhaps as many as 220 people have been killed in a farming town, Tremseh, northwest of the city of Hama, by shelling and shooting from Syrian forces.
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OUR OPINION: Maine Public Utilities Commission should have resolved issues of smart meters
They may be called “smart meters,” but the multiple controversies that accompanied their implementation in Maine and in many other places has not left the impression that all their implications were fully thought out.
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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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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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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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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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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.