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Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Our View: Maine’s 1901 flag design stands out in a crowd
As the Kennebec Journal wrote more than a century ago, the simple pine-tree-and-star combo says, ‘There is Maine.’
Another View: Big ask for new federal CDC director
Congress must give Rochelle Walensky the support she needs to rebuild the agency’s credibility.
Our View: Gov. Mills offers fair deal on tax issue
Republicans in Augusta should accept a compromise that gives them 99% of their demands.
Our View: CMP’s high connection costs threaten Maine solar industry
Gov. Mills is right to demand answers after the company springs costly upgrades on solar project developers.
Our View: MaineHealth jumps the vaccine line
The state should not let a health care provider put its low-risk employees ahead of high-risk workers elsewhere.
Our View: Kids too often forgotten when a parent is incarcerated
Maine should take steps to keep parents out of prison and jail, and help kids in the process.
Our View: Racial impact should be part of Maine’s legislative process
A ‘color-blind’ approach to lawmaking just sustains existing inequality. Lawmakers should have their eyes wide open.
Another View: Automakers backed Trump’s clean-car rollback – Biden shouldn’t bend to their wishes now
Carmakers’ support for the relaxation of vehicle standards delayed the U.S. fight to curb greenhouse-gas emissions.
Our View: New rule keeps Maine court cases hidden from public
Maine newspapers have joined a lawsuit criticizing the practice, but it shouldn’t take a federal case to get the Judicial Branch to change course.