Editorials - Portland Press Herald

Our View: If state pulls General Assistance, Maine cities must help asylum seekers

by The Editorial Board June 23, 2015October 6, 2015

Local officials should press for federal fixes at the same time they ensure families get basic aid.

by The Washington Post June 23, 2015October 6, 2015

In the digital age, the head of the Library of Congress should get tougher oversight and renewable terms.

by Bloomberg View June 22, 2015October 6, 2015

Federal regulations on chemicals in countless everyday products set the bar for action too high.

by The Editorial Board June 22, 2015October 6, 2015

The effects of warming, like migrating lobsters and vanishing plant species, are visible every day in Maine.

by Charles Remmel II June 21, 2015October 6, 2015

Dr. Frederic Gerrish worked more a century ago, but maintained staunch support for this issue.

by The Editorial Board June 21, 2015October 6, 2015

Rather than take the reins of Maine’s budget process, he stood on the sidelines and made bad jokes.

Agencies benefit from their endowments’ trading gains – but governments lose out on tax revenue.

by Los Angeles Times June 20, 2015October 6, 2015

Sudan’s president dodges arrest on war-crimes charges, underscoring the International Criminal Court’s weakness.

by Spencer Apollonio June 19, 2015October 6, 2015

Those who declare they will never compromise are ignorant of our history.

by The Editorial Board June 19, 2015October 6, 2015

The killings reflect still-widely-held beliefs that black Americans are second-class citizens.