While the experts stressed treatment, the president is pushing tough-on-crime rhetoric.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Our View: Time to make the most of national monument
A federally owned park is something the Katahdin region can build an economy around.
Our View: Fight over wording is part of larger war on Medicaid
Republicans have tried to cut the program in Congress, and want to block its expansion here.
Our View: Ending jail visitation won’t solve the drug problem
Treating addiction will produce better results than isolating inmates from their families.
Our View: Crowd in Boston spoke volumes for equality
But anti-racists enter a complicated area when their actions deny opponents the right to speak.
Our View: Maine military history deserves a spotlight
Artifacts from the state’s servicemen and servicewomen merit a permanent home.
Our View: Bean’s expansion offers lessons for rest of Maine
The century-old Maine icon is finding new ways of doing the things that built its reputation.
Another View: Media made Charlottesville out to be something it was not
The white supremacists behind the demonstration got the attention they were seeking all along.
Another View: Trump should not try to sabotage health system
The administration should put politics aside and manage the program it couldn’t repeal.
Our View: What PR firm is selling is a bad bet for Mainers
Voters shouldn’t be swayed by D.C. consultants into backing the ethically dubious York County casino.