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Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
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Our View: Attempts at book banning must be shut down
The national campaign to harass and censor school librarians has no place in Maine.
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Our View: Teacher shortage demands money more than innovation
Some of the latest proposals to tackle the lack of educators in Maine sidestep the most effective known solution: raising pay.
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Our View: Win for workers at Augusta Chipotle should only be the start
Stronger labor laws and more regulatory power would help employees across the country stand up for their rights.
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Another View: Xi has been an apologist for Putin. Will he also be his lethal arms supplier?
If the answer is ‘yes,’ it would dramatically change the dynamic of the war in Ukraine.
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Our View: ‘One-stop shop’ for new residents has untold potential
Whether or not Maine gets the federal waiver on asylum seeker work authorization it desires, the state must be ready and waiting for it.
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Our View: Civil legal aid is falling short, hurting all of us
When Mainers can’t access programs and services designed to help them, whole communities suffer.
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Our View: Give young psychiatric patients somewhere to go
Legislating for new mental health facilities may not sit well with everyone. We should be far more uncomfortable with the alternative: leaving vulnerable young Mainers hanging in the balance.
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Our View: Every Maine corrections officer should carry naloxone
A new bill would require all police officers to carry naloxone. Legislators should take this opportunity to close a frightening gap in our battle against fatal overdoses by adding corrections officers to the mix.
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Another View: Don’t let incompetent bank executives derail the Fed’s inflation battle
The blame ought to be placed where it belongs: The bank’s leaders blew it.