Alleged gangs in Portland, empty booths at the polls and farmers in court caught our eye.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
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Another View: ‘Right to be forgotten’ by Google may be useful EU experiment
Giving people the ability to delete embarrassing search results raises legitimate worries, but addresses real concerns.
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Our View: There’s no justifying CDC’s shredding of state records
Whether or not officials’ actions were criminal, they should have known better than to destroy documents that belong to the people.
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Another View: Anti-minimum wage writer failed to do his homework
The writer provided no evidence or statistical backing for claims that an increase would be harmful.
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Our View: Low-cost flood insurance leads to dangerous development
Towns and property owners should get help with flood-proofing structures, not rebuilding them.
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Another View: Nigeria tragedy shows limits of world’s ability to intervene
The kidnappings of schoolgirls by anti-Western extremists comes amid increasing violence in several countries.
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Our View: Early release for inmates can work if well-planned
Reinstating parole would let selected Maine offenders make a supervised re-entry into society.
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Our View: Some Maine schools need help assessing students’ success
To meet a deadline for redefining education standards, districts should get more state support.
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Another View: Sex assaults in the military demand action by Congress
If the Pentagon can’t get the problem under control, Congress should step in.
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Another View: Incentives for business receive scrutiny, merit support
A column characterizing Maine’s modest suite of tax incentives as ‘welfare’ is wrong.