Editorials - Portland Press Herald

Our View: This year’s election had 70,000 big winners

by The Editorial Board November 9, 2017November 9, 2017

Gov. LePage has lost his four-year battle to keep health care coverage from low-income Mainers.

‘Maternity-care deserts’ plague rural women after many county obstetric units close

by Katy B. Kozhimannilis and Austin Frakt The Washington Post November 9, 2017November 8, 2017

State and federal programs could help train and support local services for women desperate to avoid two-hour drives over country roads when their baby is due.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Defeat of pot regulations reflects badly on Augusta

by The Editorial Board November 8, 2017November 7, 2017

Legislators would rather cater to their base or party leadership than enact the will of Maine voters.

Editorials, Opinion

Another View: Op-ed authors fail to make case for opposing natural gas pipeline

by Ivan G. Most, Sc.D. Special to the Press Herald November 8, 2017November 7, 2017

The fuel is a bridge to a cleaner energy future, and the chemicals it contains don’t cause ill effects for humans unless there’s exposure.

Bill Nemitz, Editorials, Opinion, Podcasts

Opinion podcast: Whose opinion is ‘Our View?’

November 7, 2017

Editorial page editors Greg Kesich and Sarah Collins try to demystify the endorsement process and columnist Bill Nemitz talks about the endorsement that wasn’t.