Editorials - Portland Press Herald

Our View: The retirement age should not be raised

by The Editorial Board March 4, 2023March 4, 2023

Raising the retirement age would remove a lot of financial pressure felt by Congress. For the average American, it would be disastrous.

by The Editorial Board March 3, 2023March 3, 2023

Recent reporting proves our state, in particular, can’t wait any longer for a rule change.

by The Editorial Board March 2, 2023March 2, 2023

A proposal to include domestic felines in Maine’s animal trespass law is ruffling feathers – and rightly so.

by The Editorial Board February 27, 2023February 27, 2023

A spiritual gesture is no match for Maine’s material crisis. Plus: Why UMaine must proceed cautiously with remote learning.

by The Baltimore Sun Editorial Board February 26, 2023February 26, 2023

If you’ve got it, we want documentation.

by The Editorial Board February 25, 2023February 25, 2023

Let’s be thrifty in ways that make sense. And appropriately remunerate work that matters.

by The Editorial Board February 23, 2023February 23, 2023

Ripley, the first girl to win a wrestling state title in Maine, shares her victory with Lisa Nowak and others who fought to overcome sexism.

by The Editorial Board February 22, 2023February 22, 2023

The new national coalition of governors represents 170 million people. Good, and good on Gov. Mills for including Mainers in that number.

by Star Tribune Editorial Board February 19, 2023February 19, 2023

The Biden administration needs to be more transparent about this and other recent incidents.

by The Editorial Board February 18, 2023February 18, 2023

Failures to deescalate situations we can clearly understand. Why don’t we know more about the police interventions that succeed?