Creating two divisions for smaller teams is a smart response to dwindling rosters at Maine schools.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
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Our View: Opioid crisis calls for coordinated response
Gov. Mills is right to put one person in charge of a multi-agency effort.
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Our View: Lack of child care holding back Maine families
Enabling access to quality, affordable options is key to keeping parents in our state and our workforce.
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Another View: Trump’s EPA taking its most harmful step yet, this time on mercury emissions
A proposed policy would no longer count a regulation’s benefits, just its costs to polluters, in deciding the severity level of environmental protections.
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Our View: Maine finishes last in race to keep the lights on
Regulators should determine whether the state’s utilities are doing enough.
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Our View: With cannabis legal, clear criminal records
Enforcing the consequences for past convictions does not further justice.
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Another View: Don’t shutter another institution for Maine kids unless support services are in place
The Editorial Board’s call to close Long Creek stirs memories of the fallout from the closure of the Children’s Psychiatric Hospital.
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Our View: On mascot issue, Skowhegan should find its way forward as a community
A new high school nickname could honor history without insulting those who made it.
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Another View: More veterans needed in American politics
Duty, honor, patriotism: A little military virtue could go a long way in Washington.
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Another View: Emerging details bolster collusion case against Trump campaign
The biggest news is that a court filing has revealed that Paul Manafort shared polling data with Russia.