Her specialty is making speeches and votes that don’t matter and voting the opposite way when they do.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Another View: Don’t make our kids your bargaining CHIP
Politicians who let the program run out of money should not get away with using it now.
Our View: Tech companies should step up to lead phone ‘addiction’ fight
As parents try to curb kids’ screen time, they deserve help from the designers of the bells and whistles that make the devices so irresistible.
Another View: Is banning food giveaways meant to drive the homeless away?
A California city’s ban on such acts of kindness on public health grounds invites suspicion.
Our View: Maine’s doctor-only policy unnecessary in days of the abortion pill
Nurse practitioners and other highly trained professionals can safely deliver this service.
Our View: Maine should fight homelessness, addiction at the same time
A pilot project that would provide treatment and emergency housing is both compassionate and smart.
Another View: False missile alert in Hawaii offers warning that’s not so hard to believe
In calmer times, it might have been shrugged off – but today, a new nuclear threat looms.
Our View: Legislature should restore funding for school health clinics
Families forgoing health care is an unintended consequence of last summer’s budget fix.
Another view: Trump keeps inching closer to blowing up Iran nuclear deal
Our allies backed the temporary curb on the Iranian nuclear program, and our president has not won them over.
Our View: Inaction on naloxone is letting people die
The opioid overdose antidote should be made available to anyone who might be able to use it.