Editorials - Portland Press Herald

Our View: Trump’s court nominees unfit for lifetime seats

by The Editorial Board November 16, 2017November 15, 2017

Maine’s Susan Collins and other Republican senators have a duty to stand up for a conscientious, competent and ethical judiciary.

by The Editorial Board November 15, 2017November 14, 2017

Scrapping a rule about where studios are located will keep community issues and input from shaping community coverage.

by Bloomberg View November 15, 2017November 14, 2017

Neither President Trump nor Secretary Rex Tillerson has helped effect reform with their morale-sapping words and actions.

by THE EDITORIAL BOARD November 14, 2017November 14, 2017

Evidence used to convict a teenager of murder in the 1990s did not stand up to scrutiny now.

by The Editorial Board November 13, 2017November 13, 2017

When a well-connected applicant gets turned down, it shows that Gov. LePage was wrong.

Sen. Collins and Rep. Poliquin should use their influence to stop a partisan-fueled train wreck for the middle class.

by Robert Lyons November 12, 2017November 10, 2017

A historian’s commentary wrongly dismisses the value of Sen. Margaret Chase Smith’s famous address.

by The Baltimore Sun November 11, 2017November 10, 2017

The party shouldn’t expect anti-Trump fervor to substitute for a unifying agenda in 2018.

by The Washington Post November 10, 2017November 9, 2017

The siege will not deter Iran from smuggling arms, but it could trigger a full-blown famine among innocent children.

A member of the commission, Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, shouldn’t have had to sue to find out what it’s doing.