Abortion critics stay quiet as a ‘pro-life’ governor leads efforts to slash family services. The latest casualty is a Biddeford group home for pregnant women.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
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Our View: Patient surveys promote the overuse of painkillers
Sen. Collins and her colleagues are right to question whether measuring hospital care has a side effect – addiction problems.
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Another View: U.S. should stop supporting charade of Syrian peace talks
We should instead pressure presidents Bashar al-Assad and Vladimir Putin to come to the table for real.
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Another View: Struggling Chipotle finally cleans up its act in the kitchen
‘Farm-to-table’ is an encouraging trend, but many such products carry a unique set of risks of foodborne illness.
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Our View: Veterans Choice is failing Mainers who served our country
A program meant to improve veterans’ access to private health care is instead creating a new wait list crisis.
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Our View: State’s prison policy threatens inmates’ ability to speak freely
Convicted criminals are deprived of many rights, but not freedom of speech.
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Another view: Voters deserve answers on Clinton email questions
The FBI should quickly determine whether this was a lack of judgment on her part or something worse.
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Our View: New Hampshire vote will set terms of the debate
How deep are the nation’s problems? Primary voters in both parties will give us their verdict.
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Another View: Disease model fails to explain how choice factors into addiction
Research supports a treatment approach centered on taking an active role in changing one’s situation.
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Our View: Maine schools, students need clear gender identity rules
Gov. LePage is putting young people at risk by blocking action on protections for transgender kids.