Portland’s Question 1 creates division when the city really needs dialogue on development.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Another view: Paper critical of twisting facts, but its columnist does it often
Is it time to use the same standard for outside and in-house writers?
Our View: Knife threat on Farmington bus offers lessons for all schools
Districts should do more to educate drivers on how to intervene when students are being bullied.
Another View: ‘Right-to-work’ wrong choice to jump-start Maine’s economy
Treating employees humanely and encouraging home-grown entrepreneurs are better ideas.
Our View: Maine school mascots should avoid racial stereotypes
Even if meant to honor, nicknames that invoke Native Americans more often dehumanize.
Our View: EPA rules would be breath of fresh air for Maine residents, businesses
Our farms, forests and fisheries can’t afford the cost of inaction on climate change.
Our View: VA chief’s departure won’t resolve problems
Getting veterans the care they need in a timely manner calls for a piece-by-piece agency overhaul.
The Press Herald’s support of efforts to force the National Organization for Marriage to reveal the donors who contributed to its 2009 campaign against gay marriage in Maine is predictable, but also shortsighted (“Our View: State panel should shed light on anti-marriage donations,” May 21). It is useful to recall that the limits on political […]
Our View: Maine would benefit from more college graduates
Ample data show that higher education is worth the price, but policymakers must step up efforts to ensure more Mainers are taking advantage.
Another View: Congress flunks lunch in effort to roll back nutrition rules
The obesity problem can’t be addressed without changing how children eat in school, where they consume half their calories.