Editorials - Portland Press Herald

Our View: We need better answer to why 133rd may be moving

The unit is too important to Maine for it to be swapped without a very good reason.

by Ben Martens May 4, 2014

Buying fresh Maine seafood is a choice that is healthy, sustainable, delicious and good for the economy.

The governor’s ability to control members of his party played a key role in blocking legislation this session.

A reader at the Blaine House and tardy tollbooth upgrades caught our attention.

Programs that help keep the state’s growing number of seniors out of nursing homes merit more funding.

by Bloomberg News May 2, 2014

The drawn-out final moments of a convicted murderer in Oklahoma show that there’s no humane way to carry out capital punishment.

The taxpayer funds being used to buy service members’ clothing should stay in the U.S. whenever possible.

Already-stressed patients shouldn’t have to worry about being left in the lurch when LogistiCare’s operations grow.

by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette April 30, 2014

Both sides have high stakes in the negotiations, despite Israelis’ fears over the impact of unity between Fatah and Hamas.

The governor should be leading the effort to pass a bipartisan budget, not lobbing pot-shots.