Lack of consensus on America’s economic prospects makes it best to err on the side of caution.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Jeanie Cannell and our heartbreaking housing crisis
A woman and her family profiled by this newspaper show us how bad decisions on development have left many Mainers with few choices.
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Another View: U.S. needs to get a move on fighting monkeypox
Getting enough vaccine was going to be a problem. But government at all levels was sluggish about preventing current outbreaks.
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Our View: Violence in Maine hospitals the result of failing health care system
People can’t get the help they need, so they fall into crisis. COVID just made it impossible to ignore.
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Another View: Counting the cost of America’s fickle fascination with space travel
A series of astronomical financial projections should give taxpayers pause.
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Our View: Senate Republicans have it wrong on same-sex marriage bill
From deeming it a ‘silly messaging bill’ to a ‘stupid waste of time,’ their disregard for equality has been flagrant.
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Our View: Chipotle tries to take unionizing off the menu
The decision to close its Augusta restaurant shows that management is scared of workers exercising their rights.
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Our View: Spurious political survey a preview of what’s to come
If the unethical presentation of a ‘messaging and advertising’ poll over the weekend is anything to go by, the voting public needs to be on high alert.
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Our View: Amid shortage, young workers prove their worth
Teenagers, taken on as a last resort, are filling an important role in the tourism industry this summer.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Jan. 6 hearings make it harder for Republicans to keep the Trump charade going
Bipartisan participation in a ‘profound moment of reckoning’ seems pretty unlikely.