Editorials - Portland Press Herald

Our View: Jail is the wrong way to make offenders pay fines

by The Editorial Board June 8, 2015October 6, 2015

It’s not only unfair to incarcerate those who can’t pay, it’s a bad way to use public funds.

by The Washington Post June 8, 2015October 6, 2015

The Republican now supports raising state taxes to remedy a mess that’s largely of his own doing.

by The Editorial Board June 7, 2015October 6, 2015

The most likely outcome of negotiations is a veto-proof, status-quo compromise budget.

by Janice Reynolds June 7, 2015October 6, 2015

The medications aren’t overused – and what’s more, they can be highly effective if properly monitored.

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

Fourteen years after 9/11, the last line of security in our airports is still not secure.

by The Editorial Board June 5, 2015October 6, 2015

The disease can have severe complications, so the public needs to know if there’s a chance they’ve been exposed.

by The Washington Post June 5, 2015October 6, 2015

There was buy-in from those most concerned, including heads of Virginia universities and colleges.

by The Editorial Board June 4, 2015October 6, 2015

A streamlined proposal would lead more Mainers to check their drinking water for arsenic.

by Martin Jones June 4, 2015October 6, 2015

The ‘us versus them’ mentality has afflicted liberals, too, and there is nothing simple about debating moral issues.

by The Editorial Board June 3, 2015October 6, 2015

A proposed assisted-suicide bill before the Maine Legislature lets patients  end their life before pain consumes it.