The shame people struggling with addiction feel also affects their families, who may be afraid to seek help.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
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Another View: ‘Swatting’ is awful, but we need no new laws
The best way to avoid copycat crime is to swiftly catch and punish the perpetrator.
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Our View: Tough trade policy could cost jobs, not save them
A plan to punish Canadian paper mills may do more damage to American newspaper workers.
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Our View: Poll petition ban would silence voice of Maine public
Barring the organizers of true citizen-led initiatives from our state’s polling places won’t stop well-funded outsiders from buying their way onto the ballot.
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Another View: Fix budget so Forest Service has more funds to prevent wildfires
The current flawed system pays for the rising cost of battling fires by gutting the forest health and management programs that reduce the threat of disasters.
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Another View: Let scientists, not wealthy landowners, set limits on Maine’s rockweed harvest
The seaweed is a sustainable, underdeveloped coastal industry that belongs in the public trust.
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Another View: Congressional Democrats owe Americans smart ideas of their own
It’s not enough to keep picking apart Republican measures – the people deserve workable tax and budget options.
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Our View: Student debt crisis an opportunity for Maine
Gov. LePage is on the right track, but his proposal won’t take the state far enough.
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Another View: Erdogan uses Stalinist tactics in brutal Turkish crackdown
Political repression takes the form of a war on journalists, who are being jailed for doing their jobs.
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Our View: State House stalemate set to continue in 2018
Something besides the calendar needs to change if this is really going to be a new year.