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Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Riverview Psychiatric Center fix should fall to Maine’s next governor
Paul LePage’s half-implemented plan, created in secrecy and largely without stakeholder input, should not be shoehorned through in his final months in office.
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Another View: California crash amplifies need to have reliable pot tests for drivers
Several methods have already been developed, but researchers should keep working on finding a better way to test for intoxication.
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Another View: Columnist too quick to call President Trump a free trader
Despite an apparent thaw with Europe, Trump still wields tariffs and subsidies like the protectionist he’s always been..
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Our View: Ignoring climate change puts Mainers in danger
Politics has stifled research that would have helped the state prepare for a warming planet.
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Our View: Stagnant workforce means no new jobs
Maine needs leaders committed to welcoming newcomers to stay and raise families.
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Another View: Planet’s current warming trend is not part of a natural cycle
Climate change is a man-made deviation because of increased carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels.
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Another View: How can columnist see dignity in Sanders’ attacks on press?
Cynthia Dill picked the wrong target to defend when writing last week about a news conference conflict.
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Our View: Lawsuits are needed to learn the truth of opioid crisis
What did the industry know about its products and what did it do as the deaths mounted?
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Another View: Trump’s border policies are a national disgrace
Ham-handed and hard-hearted, this series of bad ideas is neither effective nor humane.