Repairs are needed, but ending it altogether is more dangerous than many Democrats realize.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Restaurants, customers hurt by national delivery services’ underhanded tactics
Portland is among the places weighing mandates like a cap on service fees and formal agreements between services and the restaurants whose food they deliver.
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Our View: State budget delivers much-needed stability to Maine
Partisan rivalry should not be allowed to get in the way of the steady operation of government.
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Our View: Augusta police, others using lessons learned to save lives from overdose
Maine law enforcement agencies continue to show leadership in the fight against substance use disorder.
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Our View: Girls’ sports in Maine don’t need trans athlete ban
The Legislature is considering a heavy-handed fix to an invented problem.
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Our View: In movies, Maine should play itself more often
As a new movie featuring Portland hits screens, lawmakers should consider how to get more productions to film here.
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Our View: Transit plan lays out route for Maine’s future
Combining reform of local land-use ordinances with beefed-up public transportation, the Portland area could meet some difficult challenges.
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Another View: Trump’s organ-donation policy fix would save lives
Biden put a useful new rule from his predecessor on hold. His administration should implement it without delay.
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Our View: It’s well past time for unemployment system to do its job
In Maine and nationwide, the pandemic has laid bare all of the problems with the out-of-date and insufficient program.
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Our View: DeJoy’s plan would hobble Postal Service
The agency needs a strategy for success, not this recipe for failure.