Editorials - Portland Press Herald

Another View: Fingerprinting could finish off debate over voter ID laws

by Bloomberg News January 30, 2015January 29, 2015

A functioning democracy depends on both access to the ballot box and public confidence in the integrity of elections.

by The Editorial Board January 29, 2015January 30, 2015

Funding cessation programs won’t help if smoking prevention efforts lack sufficient resources.

by Scott Schnapp January 29, 2015January 28, 2015

If organizations like land trusts and social service agencies had to pay property taxes, programs that Mainers rely on would be cut back.

by THE EDITORIAL BOARD January 28, 2015January 27, 2015

The nation’s pediatricians are urging much-needed research that could help tens of thousands of children.

The governor is needlessly getting in law enforcement’s way for personal reasons.

by The Washington Post January 27, 2015January 26, 2015

The experience of the bipartisan Nunn-Lugar program showed how to stop the spread of nuclear weapons.

by The Editorial Board January 26, 2015January 27, 2015

An attempt to save money with a less effective alternate treatment is short-sighted.

by The Editorial Board January 25, 2015January 24, 2015

With over half of all students now from low-income families, an effective, equitable system is key.

by Alan Michka January 25, 2015January 24, 2015

Residents of Maine’s Unorganized Territory seek a place at the table as critical decisions are being made.

by The Editorial Board January 24, 2015January 25, 2015

If not for their opposition, the state would have run corrections as a unified system.