Editorials - Portland Press Herald

Our View: Houston shows what an actual crisis looks like

by The Editorial Board September 3, 2017September 1, 2017

Choosing funding for a border wall over disaster relief shows a lack of understanding of the real threats that Americans face.

by Jan M. Collins September 3, 2017September 1, 2017

Don’t adopt a policy that makes it more difficult for prisoners to return after serving their sentences.

A warming Gulf of Maine is changing the life cycle of the zooplankton that the species eats.

by The Editorial Board August 31, 2017August 30, 2017

The courts may have to stop the president from  rejecting patriotic volunteers for political reasons.

by The Editorial Board August 30, 2017August 29, 2017

Non-lethal marijuana is an illegal substitute for lethal – but legal – drugs that are highly addictive.

by THE EDITORIAL BOARD August 29, 2017August 29, 2017

His pardon of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio challenges the idea that this is a nation of laws, not men.

by The San Diego Union-Tribune August 29, 2017August 28, 2017

But it’s the Navy way to have a thorough review of a tragedy like the one involving the USS John S. McCain.

by The Editorial Board August 28, 2017August 27, 2017

For $12 million a year, a program should be able to prove its worth. Pine Tree Development Zones can’t.

by Scott Caulfield August 27, 2017August 25, 2017

White supremacists’ hateful rhetoric was met with a loud voice for unity, from a huge and peaceful crowd.

by The Editorial Board August 27, 2017August 27, 2017

The event could bring northern parts of the state the kind of excitement we just saw elsewhere.