She didn’t win them all, but the outgoing education chief picked the right fights.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Our View: Civic Center study has good news and bad news
Promoters say they like the arena, but they won’t keep coming without major changes.
Our View: Teachers unioncan fix its bad reputation
It has an opportunity to show that it’s serious about creating workable evaluation guidelines.
Our View: Patriots Day marks the birth before our birth
The surprising events in Lexington and Concord 235 years ago still echo today.
Our View: Heath won’t be missed from Blaine House race
Was he serious about wanting to run for governor, or just trying to get attention?
Our View: Finances still challenge for Good Will-Hinckley
The whole state would benefit if the old home for boys and girls can fulfill its mission.
Our View: On a pass/fail scale, summit gets a pass
Efforts to protect the world from nuclear catastrophe are graded pass/fail. As with a report card, just passing may not be a cause for celebration, but when the alternative is a catastrophe, you’ll take it. While it’s too early to grade all of President Obama’s recent efforts in the nuclear security arena, from what we […]
Our View: Tax makes marijuana’s legal status even more hazy
The state is right to tax legal sales of the drug, even though the drug is still not really legal.
Our View: ‘Honor code’ discussion timing was way off
In life, just as in sports, timing is everything. The family of a high school athlete should have known that. The Yarmouth High School girls’ lacrosse player went to federal court this week to get a judge to halt consequences that began flowing her way after a picture posted on a social networking Web site […]
Our View: Recent moves bode well for broadband access
It doesn’t matter whether companies are regulated or not if they can deliver service.