Editorials - Portland Press Herald

Another View: Denial won’t shield us  from health risks of obesity

by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette December 21, 2016December 20, 2016

A record number of Americans are overweight or obese – but nobody thinks that they’re one of them.

by The Editorial Board December 21, 2016December 20, 2016

Efforts in Portland and Bangor to help immigrants access job services could benefit both businesses and the state’s budget.

by THE EDITORIAL BOARD December 20, 2016December 20, 2016

The U.S. Senate is one lawmaking institution over which President Trump will not have total control.

by The Editorial Board December 19, 2016December 18, 2016

The Scarborough Police Department can’t fill a leadership role better suited to the state.

by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette December 19, 2016December 17, 2016

Stephanie Clemons Thompson was merely practicing her First Amendment rights.

During the Cold War, astronaut John Glenn showed us that we didn’t need to be afraid of the future.

by The Editorial Board December 18, 2016December 16, 2016

Nurturing children, rather than imprisoning them, is a far more effective solution.

by The Washington Post December 17, 2016December 16, 2016

The agency in charge of the nation’s nuclear program should be led by someone who can face facts.

by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette December 16, 2016December 15, 2016

The extraordinary extent of the practice calls into question the integrity of international athletics.

by The Editorial Board December 16, 2016December 15, 2016

Gov. LePage should put aside his differences with the Legislature and tap ex-SAD 51 chief Robert Hasson for the post.