Allowing asylum seekers to work after one month would take pressure off city budgets.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Our View: Homeless Portland campers’ plight symbol of bigger struggle
The increase in campsites comes at a time when agencies are straining to cover basic needs.
Our View: GMO labeling doesn’t answer the right questions
There are better ways to address concerns over pesticides, agribusiness and monocultures.
Another View: Small step for the Smithsonian, great leap for its fundraising
With the ‘Reboot the Suit’ drive, ‘America’s attic’ takes a forward-thinking approach to a perennial problem.
Our View: Boy Scouts make progress by ending ban on gay leaders
Now they should look to abolish a loophole that lets some troops continue to discriminate.
Our View: Maine shouldn’t adopt government by referendum
Representative democracy and compromise don’t fit with winner-take-all ballot questions.
Our View: Anti-abortion activists trump up fetal ‘scandal’
An alleged exposé of Planned Parenthood really shows how low its opponents will go.
Our View: To break cycle of poverty, start with Maine kids
Growing up in a household without basic resources – as 1 in 5 children here do – makes school and career achievement far less likely.
Another View: Rules of the road should apply to Maine bicyclists too
Requiring cyclists to pay registration fees and comply with speed limits and traffic lights is only fair.
Our View: King Middle School principal delivered master class in leadership
Michael McCarthy turned a low-performing school for poor kids into a national model.