An editorial criticizes the governor for wanting to have a more competitive energy market.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Our View: A season of change for the working waterfront
Recent developments reveal an area in transition, with an uncertain future.
Our View: College affordability is nation’s next challenge
Fixing the student loan interest rate is good, but it’s just the start of what needs to be done.
Our View: Dam removal tells new chapter in Maine history
Throughout history, Maine has always relied on its rivers, and that will not change now.
Our View: Jury did its job in Zimmerman trial, even if verdict confounds
There is nothing to like about the fact that George Zimmerman shot down an unarmed teenager in Sanford, Fla., last year. Trayvon Martin should have had his whole life ahead of him. Instead, he was buried by his parents. But anger over this injustice should not boil over into anger against the jurors in this […]
Our View: Sequester forces cuts in the wrong places
Automatic reductions offer political cover, but they don’t address the deficit’s real causes.
Another View: ‘The Forgotten War’ in Korea leaves a powerful legacy
The Korean War started a 60-year pattern of conflicts with unclear goals and murky endings.
Our View: Job training for young offenders benefits us all
A successful career-skills program has ended. Its successor must maintain the same level of services.
Another View: President coming out strong for America’s middle class
Why President Obama wanted to get out of D.C. to talk about the economy is not hard to decipher. It’s ground zero of Republican obstructionists. So Obama left the naysayers behind Wednesday and went to Illinois and Missouri, where he pledged to spend the rest of his time in office fighting to improve the lives […]
Another View: Casinos drain community resources; they don’t build them
Unlike other businesses, casinos play a rigged game in which their profits are guaranteed.