Editorials - Portland Press Herald

Our View: Homelessness is a statewide problem, not a local one

by The Editorial Board September 24, 2018September 22, 2018

The failure of Maine’s government to address drug abuse and mental illness creates an unfair burden for Portland taxpayers.

by The Washington Post September 24, 2018September 22, 2018

Someone is flooding social media with fake news in hopes of keeping the nation out of the EU and NATO.

by Malcolm Burson September 23, 2018September 22, 2018

There is time for Alan Caron and Terry Hayes to make their case, but withdraw if they can’t win the race.

by The Editorial Board September 23, 2018September 21, 2018

Improved pay for frontline workers has led to dramatically better care at the troubled facility.

by Bloomberg Opinion September 22, 2018September 21, 2018

The president’s strategy should be to encourage Beijing to be a better economic partner.

by Samantha Watson Special to the Press Herald September 21, 2018September 20, 2018

People don’t get more employable from the stress of not knowing where their next meal is coming from.

by The Editorial Board September 21, 2018September 20, 2018

Maine needs more efforts like this to meet the challenge of being the nation’s oldest state.

by The Editorial Board September 20, 2018September 19, 2018

By continuing to slash the number of people we’ll take in, we’re abdicating our duty as a rich and powerful nation and a moral beacon.

by The Editorial Board September 19, 2018September 18, 2018

Not telling the whole truth about his politics makes his sexual assault denial harder to believe.

by The Editorial Board September 18, 2018September 17, 2018

Proposals favoring industry over conservation won’t improve the Endangered Species Act.