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Editorials, Opinion

Another View: Failure of pipelines regulator  puts American lives at risk

by Bloomberg View June 8, 2016June 8, 2016

The sluggish Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration isn’t doing work Congress assigned.

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Our View: Loophole in new FDA vape rules may increase addiction risk for kids

June 8, 2016June 8, 2016

The agency should heed its own research and ban or severely limit popular e-cigarette flavorings.

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Our View: Report shows deportation of criminals falling short

by THE EDITORIAL BOARD June 7, 2016June 7, 2016

Offenders are being released here when their home countries won’t take them back – threatening public safety and scarring the reputation of the many law-abiding immigrants.

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Our View: Gov. LePage turns middle ground into battlefield

by The Editorial Board June 6, 2016November 30, 2016

Instead of trying to win an argument, LePage would rather silence the opposition.

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Another View: There’s a lot to care about in Clinton’s email controversy

June 6, 2016June 5, 2016

A service member would have faced a court-martial for doing what Hillary Clinton did as secretary of state.

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Our View: Pair of sham hearings left no room for listening

by The Editorial Board June 5, 2016November 30, 2016

Politically managed fact-finding does nothing to foster dynamic discussion on a national monument and undercover warden operations.

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Another View: There’s more danger from toxic sprays than Zika-bearing mosquitoes

June 5, 2016June 3, 2016

Pesticides create environmental problems that are far worse than Americans’ risk of contracting the virus.

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Another View: Two-victim shooting is too easily shrugged off

by Los Angeles Times June 4, 2016June 3, 2016

We have become so used to gun violence that a murder-suicide seems like no big deal.

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Another View: LePage might be laughable, but he’s not entertaining

by Mark Schwartz June 4, 2016June 3, 2016

Bill Nemitz lets the governor off the hook when he dominates the news cycle with outrageous distractions.

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Our View: Pending bond sale gives green light to stalled state projects

by The Editorial Board June 3, 2016June 2, 2016

The law requires Maine’s governor to advance all voter-approved borrowing proposals – but Paul LePage has shrugged off this duty.