Mandating that TV ads disclose prices won’t help much, and it might be unconstitutional.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Our View: Farmers’ credit union puts money to work
The state’s fast-growing farm and food sectors have needed financial backing.
Our View: Retiring a mascot is a small, welcome step
But it will take much more to reconcile the nation’s history with its native peoples.
Our View: Mary Mayhew brings Maine failures to Washington
The new federal Medicaid director will pursue the same agenda she did here, focused more on cost savings than care.
Our View: Proposed lobster rules not based on science
A recent study jumped to conclusions about the cause of right whales’ deaths.
Our View: It takes a group effort to fight postpartum depression
In the excitement and chaos surrounding a birth, risk factors and symptoms can be overlooked.
Our View: Climate impact key to Maine power line decision
We need to know how Hydro-Quebec will meet all of its energy contracts.
Another View: Saudi Arabia must come clean about journalist’s fate
It’s now up to the regime to show that it wasn’t responsible for Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance.
Our View: Give phone providers tools to stop robocalls
The FCC should encourage companies to monitor call patterns and make technology upgrades.
Our View: U.N. climate report is our Pearl Harbor moment
The politics of division won’t work to fight a threat like global warming.