Editorials - Portland Press Herald

Our View: Portland shelter showcased Maine’s humanity

by The Editorial Board August 16, 2019December 27, 2019

While the Trump administration resorted to threats, menace and cruelty, our state found another way.

by The Washington Post August 15, 2019August 14, 2019

In jails and lockups, death by suicide is common, predictable and preventable.

by The Editorial Board August 15, 2019August 14, 2019

With a social worker on staff, a library is uniquely positioned to connect patrons with mental health and other services.

by The Editorial Board August 14, 2019August 13, 2019

In the oldest state in the nation, finding a cure has never been more important.

by The Editorial Board August 13, 2019December 27, 2019

Using the full power of the U.S. government to add to the misery of people without power is cruel and pointless.

by The Editorial Board August 12, 2019August 11, 2019

That includes the Maine lobster and blueberry industries.

by The Editorial Board August 11, 2019December 27, 2019

Maine Sen. Angus King rightly punctures the persistent claim that tax cuts pay for themselves.

by Charles Todorich August 11, 2019August 9, 2019

A member of ‘the hate-America left’ snidely and unfairly disparages Americans who glory in our nation’s symbols.

by San Jose Mercury News August 10, 2019August 9, 2019

Refusing this basic transparency test should be a red flag for voters, but it shouldn’t keep candidates off the ballot.

by The Dallas Morning News August 9, 2019August 8, 2019

The timing of her death is particularly poignant: We’re mourning both the novelist and the innocent people cut down for no reason but hatred.