Companies that brought about the crisis will pay tens of millions of dollars to Maine. We must use it the right way.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
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Another View: Thought Trump’s Big Lie was a problem? DeSantis’ is even scarier
A President DeSantis would be no friend to the democratic process.
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Our View: Dismantling barriers to shelter will take patience and time
The early experience of Portland’s new Encampment Crisis Response Team should be instructive for all of Maine.
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Our View: UMaine System once again fails at transparency
The state university system is withholding public information related to the bungled hiring of a new president last year at the University of Maine at Augusta.
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Our View: Low pay for state employees is hurting everyone
One in every six state jobs in Maine is empty. There’s a straightforward fix.
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Our View: We have not nearly earned the right to quibble about gun control
Narrow and tendentious arguments against gun laws say they don’t – or won’t – make any difference. Pass the laws, find out.
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Another View: Biden’s Medicare drug price plan is good medicine for Americans
How do we know that? Big Pharma is fighting all the way, already in court to stop it.
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Our View: Back to school, back to making education more of a priority
We’re doing a fair amount for Maine schools. To solve the most pernicious problems, however, we have to double down.
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Another View: We need a hit song on food insecurity, not a hit job on SNAP
Food stamps – which help 12.5% of Americans – should be low on the list of things to complain about.
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Our View: Brunswick-Gardiner interim trail the right way forward
A long-distance route that does not interact with car or truck traffic has the potential to be a gift that keeps on giving to the Midcoast.