Editorials - Portland Press Herald

Our View: Congress should fix children’s health funding now

The CHIP program should not be part of the rough-and-tumble in next year’s session.

by Ursula Lukas Slavick November 30, 2014November 29, 2014

Propaganda efforts to paint newcomers as a threat to our way of life are not consistent with reality.

by The Editorial Board November 30, 2014December 1, 2014

The state should be just as worried about people who don’t have enough to eat as it is about the few who game the system.

by The Editorial Board November 29, 2014November 29, 2014

The city and state are engaged in a battle of aid for asylum seekers, whose needs weren’t addressed by the president.

by The Washington Post November 28, 2014November 27, 2014

In naming a new secretary of defense, Obama should set clear strategy priorities for the rest of his term.

by The Editorial Board November 28, 2014November 29, 2014

Knowing where all the votes came from is as crucial as knowing who won the seat.

by The Editorial Board November 27, 2014November 28, 2014

With so much encroaching on the holiday, Maine is right to put shopping on hold.

by The Editorial Board November 26, 2014November 26, 2014

There are bigger forces at play than the split-second decision of one police officer.

Seventeen Maine high schools plan to compete with teams made up of some kids with disabilities and some without.

by The Editorial Board November 24, 2014November 25, 2014

A new audit suggests that the same pressures at other VA facilities to fudge data were also present in Maine.