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Thu, October 1, 2020 | 17:25

Trump's rum, cigar sanctions are meaningless

Let's call President Donald Trump's election-time economic sanctions against Cuba what they truly are: a political play to run up the margins of his Cuban American vote in Florida.

2020-09-29 15:07

Is COVID-19 airborne? The CDC can't say yet

On Monday, the CDC posted and then retracted a statement about COVID-19 being an "airborne" disease. While switch generated tons of attention from the press, infectious disease experts say it's not clear it would have made much difference if the word had remained. The term might just confuse the public even more.

2020-09-28 17:07

Maine needs to learn from avoidable failures in state's largest outbreak

The more than 170 cases in Maine's largest COVID-19 outbreak, spread out across several counties and multiple locations, have been connected by more than the virus. They've also been connected by avoidable failures.

2020-09-27 16:35

New York should look to reopen state's cinemas

It's time to open the movie theaters - carefully and maybe gradually - but with most other businesses successfully finding their way through the cloud of COVID-19, it seems as though movie houses should also have a chance to make it work.

2020-09-24 16:59

Climate change is manmade evil

Climate change is manmade evil

If you are at all claustrophobic, seeing nothing but white smoke from the windows is unsettling. If you go outside, even a precious N95 mask unearthed from a dusty pile of paint cans and brushes is insufficient. Your lungs hurt. Your eyes burn.

2020-09-24 16:56

A better way to help Californians survive wildfires

Firestorms in the West have grown bigger and more destructive in recent years _ and harder to escape. Massive and frenzied, they have overtaken people trying to outrun or outdrive them.

2020-09-23 16:55

Trump EPA deals another blow to environment

To help some of the country's dirtiest electric-power plants save a little money, the Environmental Protection Agency is willing to imperil the lives and health of Americans who live downstream from them. A new rule that relaxes restrictions on ash pollution is the latest effort by President Donald Trump's administration to sustain coal power in the face of crushing competiti...

2020-09-22 16:57

Villanueva best ad for sheriff oversight

The Los Angeles County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission and Inspector Gen. Max Huntsman would have enough work on their plates if all they did was review the statements and actions by Sheriff Alex Villanueva and his deputies recently.

2020-09-21 17:05

No on Proposition 15: Vast tax hike during a deep recession is a crazy idea

California has among the highest income tax, sales tax, gas tax and corporate tax rates of any state. The only major tax category in which it is near the national norm is property taxes, thanks to Proposition 13, passed in 1978, which limits annual increases in assessed property value to 2 percent.

2020-09-20 17:28

Wildfires and California policymaking

Wildfires and California policymaking

The influence of climate change on wildfire seasons can't be ignored, but California's leaders need to focus on more practical, near-term solutions to contain future wildfire outbreaks.

2020-09-17 17:19

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