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Editorials

Published
September 9, 2017

Another View: Why is the U.S. public subsidizing flood risk?

Changes would have raised costs to the flood-prone. But lawmakers backtracked.
Published
September 8, 2017

Our View: Foot-dragging won’t ease opioids’ impact in Maine

Recent data show that the death toll is still high – and the lackluster policy response is no help.
Published
September 8, 2017

Another View: U.S. should resist – not ignore – Cambodia’s civic shutdown

The country's repressive leader is bent on turning a malfunctioning democracy into an authoritarian state.
Published
September 7, 2017

Our View: These lives are American in all ways but one

Ending protections for young undocumented immigrants is a pointless political ploy.
Published
September 6, 2017

Our View: Later school start times have fiscal upside, too

The boon would come from higher grades leading to better jobs and greater earnings.

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Published
September 6, 2017

Another View: Treasury secretary shouldn’t renege on Harriet Tubman

Putting her on the $20 bill is symbolically important – and so, too, would be denying her that rightful honor.
Published
September 5, 2017

Another View: No shock: Rising traffic deaths linked to pot

Advocates can no longer deny the consequences of making ultra potent weed readily available.
Published
September 4, 2017

Our View: Decline in health linked to drop in workforce size

Prime-age workers who lost manufacturing jobs – and health insurance – may be too sick to rejoin the labor pool.
Published
September 3, 2017

Our View: Houston shows what an actual crisis looks like

Choosing funding for a border wall over disaster relief shows a lack of understanding of the real threats that Americans face.
Published
September 3, 2017

Another View: In-person prison visits make jails more safe, ease re-entry

Don't adopt a policy that makes it more difficult for prisoners to return after serving their sentences.