Editorials - Portland Press Herald

Our View: Report of possible Unum layoffs underscores need for entrepreneurship in Maine

by The Editorial Board June 21, 2016June 21, 2016

Startup and Create Week, now underway, lays the groundwork for innovation in our state.

by Peter J. Yarborough Special to the Press Herald June 21, 2016June 21, 2016

The people’s will will be better served if all eligible voters are allowed to pick who will face off in November.

by Michael A. Smith June 20, 2016June 19, 2016

If Congress had enacted President George W. Bush’s reforms, the program would be in better shape today.

by The Editorial Board June 20, 2016June 19, 2016

The people caring for the killer of three nuns might not be able to notice a mental health slide.

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

The CDC should be freed to fund research on evidence-based responses to a national crisis.

by Randy Wakefield June 19, 2016June 17, 2016

Blaming the ‘liberal media’ and promising to ‘measure twice’ is a strategy that is doomed to failure.

by The Editorial Board June 18, 2016June 17, 2016

This year’s Pride events show not only how far the nation has come but how far we have to go.

by Bloomberg View June 17, 2016June 17, 2016

Tying loan payments to gross income could curb predatory lending without killing off a useful service.

by The Editorial Board June 17, 2016June 17, 2016

The facts don’t support Paul LePage’s call for a special session to deal with four bills that passed over his veto.

by The Editorial Board June 16, 2016June 16, 2016

That means funding early education at a level that matches its importance to children’s learning.