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Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Our View: A done deal gets undone by PUC efficiency vote
The governor’s policy agenda is what drove the decision, not a missing word.
Another View: To cure U.S. health care woes, Congress must solve ‘doc fix’
If a new payment formula can change the way doctors practice, the long-term savings and the improvement in public health may make it worthwhile.
Our View: City housing group aims for right kind of change
Adding residential density will keep Portland a livable place for people in the middle class.
Another View: Editorial set ‘low bar’ for senatorial decision-making
Mainers expected Angus King and Susan Collins to oppose something as irresponsible as the letter to Iran.
Our View: Response to Portland school outbreak points out CDC’s value
The agency’s multiple public health efforts would be undercut if a state plan to cut staff passes.
Our View: Impartial leadership key to rail audit’s integrity
A probe of the Downeaster’s oversight agency shouldn’t be allowed to become a witch hunt.
Another View: Netanyahu’s next victory must be as a statesman
The re-elected prime minister needs to offer Israelis something more than the fear he exploited at the polls.
Our View: Togus presents fixable problem for veterans health system
If Maine’s VA hospital can improve access to care by adding staff, it may bode well for reforms at much bigger facilities.
Our View: FAA should issue rules for drone use, not threats
Commercial drones could be used safely if they were governed by the right regulations.