The political aftermath of a recent violent rampage in Auburn shed a stark light on a very grave state of affairs.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Our View: The time to bring Evan Gershkovich home is indeed now
The plight of the Bowdoin graduate, unjustly imprisoned in Russia since March of last year, has to stay in the public eye.
Another View: Right-wing media pushes Biden-is-senile trope with deception
This deception is in service to a former president whose own public behavior is not merely geriatric, but often demented.
Our View: Maine’s PFAS crisis demands change of approach
We’ve got to wrap our heads around the rising costs of solving this problem; they are only going to rise.
Another View: A lesson from the Hunter Biden verdict – beware the memoir
All the prosecution had to do was play the audiobook and hear the defendant’s voice.
Our View: Abortion ruling allows Maine to stay the course – for now
The Mills administration’s consistent, proactive work on abortion access is still as important as ever.
Our View: School funding shouldn’t come to a scrum
Too often, Mainers fight tooth and nail to get voters’ blessing for school projects. Isn’t there a better way?
Another View: Biden finally acts on border, but still falls short
Immigration ranks as a top concern of voters heading into the fall presidential election, and one on which Biden fares poorly.
Our View: Mitigation of climate change must not be lost to its management
We seem eerily good at bracing for and braving the tumult that a changing climate throws our way – and less good at working to arrest the change.
Our View: Don McLean’s White House invitation beggars belief
A person convicted of domestic abuse has absolutely no business at a state dinner.