Officials should hold telecom providers to their commitment to fund local channels until the stations make the transition to a post-cable world.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Our View: Maine should replace its current flag with the simpler original
As the state prepares for its 200th birthday, it’s time to retire a hodgepodge of images that doesn’t deliver a coherent message.
Our View: Replacing Long Creek may now be in reach
Key players are making progress toward much-needed juvenile justice reform
Another View: Time to scrap Maine’s annual vehicle inspections
Drivers here are being pushed into ever-more-expensive repairs beyond basic safety measures.
Letter to the editor: Pro-powerline editorial fails to follow the money
The Maine Sunday Telegram editorial “Our View: Climate is top concern in CMP powerline case” (Feb. 24) showed a naive lack of interest in following the money when it comes to the New England Clean Energy Connect powerline. The real reason Hydro-Quebec wants to export power to Massachusetts is their loss of sales to New […]
Another View: Editorials endorsing CMP plan overlook its many risks
Hydro-Quebec’s pact with the utility will cheat Maine ratepayers and plunder the state’s wild lands.
Our View: Maine swimmer sets an example, one stroke at a time
Pat Gallant-Charette, a 68-year-old Westbrook resident, is one of the best in the world at what she does.
Another View: Why make anyone register for the military draft?
Progress isn’t adding women to what may be an obsolete system.
Our View: Berating referees is out-of-bounds behavior
In Maine and nationwide, hectoring from the sidelines and the stands is eroding the ranks of those who officiate school sports.
Our View: Maine lawmakers should pass plastic-bag ban
A product so cheap it can be thrown away is creating expensive problems.