Congress wastes another year to bail out multi-employer pension plans covering 1.3 million unionized workers.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Another View: ‘Medicare for All’? Explain how that will work
Senate candidate Betsy Sweet should describe how caregivers and hospitals will survive if this solution is implemented.
Our View: Wage climate fight with Maine’s forest products
Steel beams and concrete can be replaced with climate-friendly wood products.
Another View: Hypocrisy is at the heart of Equal Rights Amendment opposition
Critics are still about denying women power – they’re just phrasing it differently from they way they did in the 1970s.
Another View: New federal election security measures have a big omission
Congress imposed no rules to ensure that states procure secure systems. Also left out: automatic sanctions on meddling countries.
Our View: Maine communities will need state’s help to move ahead on broadband
Those with inadequate access to high-speed internet should get funding for infrastructure improvements.
Another View: Finally, Congress is investing in gun-violence prevention research
The Dickey Amendment helped only the NRA, while doing nothing to protect gun owners’ rights.
Our View: Why aren’t we doing more to end hunger?
Millions of Americans and tens of thousands of Mainers still don’t get enough nutritious food.
Another View: Portland’s not perfect. But is it Potterville? Take another look.
A columnist who says that Maine’s largest city is heartless paints with a broad brush.
Our View: Loneliness a year-round problem for many seniors
In an aging and rural state like Maine, the problem is particularly striking.