The federal government should not roll back efforts to make healthy food more available.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Another View: Gatwick’s drone debacle should be a wake-up call
Defending against wayward unmanned aerial vehicles is a challenge. Technology can help.
Our View: Talks on working waterfront zoning pose major challenge for Portland
A task force will include groups with similar but not always perfectly aligned interests.
Another View: Trump’s ban on bump stocks just one step forward in a marathon
It says a lot about our country that it’s taken this long to prohibit these appalling firearm devices.
Our View: Work now to end rise in teen vaping
Today’s disruptive technology winds up paving the way for tobacco use later on.
Our View: Gov. LePage leaves legacy of bullheadedness on mental health
His failure to work collaboratively will be memorialized by a facility in Bangor.
Another View: Aquaculture editorial overlooks real objections
Locals will share the burden of having an industrial facility in town, but not the benefits.
Another View: This isn’t the way to leave Syria
President Trump’s decision to yank U.S. troops leaves allies undefended and gives the Islamic State a chance to return.
Our View: Food assistance not safe from harmful cuts
Bypassing Congress to toughen work rules will hurt, not help, the needy.
Our View: As chancellor, James Page set the right course for University of Maine System
But the work of adapting higher education to Maine’s aging population is not done yet.