Editorials - Portland Press Herald

Our View: Wake-up call needed for new high school start

by The Editorial Board August 26, 2014August 25, 2014

Sleep-deprived teens won’t be able to make the most of what schools have to offer.

It’s bad for Maine to be overly dependent on any energy source, even low-cost natural gas.

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

Speaker Eves’ proposals would fill needs for Maine’s fastest-growing age group.

by Emily Chaleff August 24, 2014August 23, 2014

Hamas is committed to the destruction of Israel, and using every weapon it can, including public opinion.

by The Editorial Board August 23, 2014August 22, 2014

By approving a name known to be hurtful, the selectmen show their town in a bad light.

by Allan Neff August 23, 2014August 22, 2014

The installations will take years to build and the technology will continue to improve over time.

by The Editorial Board August 22, 2014August 23, 2014

Portland is right to take on an issue that Congress and the Legislature have dropped.

by The Orange County Register August 21, 2014August 21, 2014

Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz calls the prosecution of Rick Perry ‘another example of the criminalization of party differences.’

by The Editorial Board August 21, 2014August 21, 2014

Keeping substandard crude oil tank cars in service until at least 2017 puts communities nationwide at risk.

by The Editorial Board August 20, 2014August 21, 2014

The system now in place in California and Alaska should be upgraded, not expanded.