Editorials - Portland Press Herald

Another View: Critic leaps to conclusions by dismissing gun laws’ value

by Ken Maclean, a resident of Scarborough May 3, 2013

Controls such as ammunition limits may have saved a few of the lives lost at Newtown.

A state report card reveals not failing schools but the administration’s mixed-up priorities.

Piecemeal legalization creates problems that could be fixed only at the federal level.

by PETE LYONS May 1, 2013

Post-Newtown, his stance is an embarrassment and shows why Mainers must vote him out.

The initiative stigmatizes lower-scoring schools but gives them few resources to fix what’s wrong.

Paying off the hospital debt and expanding Medicaid eligibility would be good policy.

Despite success in business, he will be best remembered for what he did away from work.

Consumers have a right to know whether their food has genetically engineered ingredients.

by LIN WHITE April 29, 2013

The Obama administration and Democrats, not just Republicans, were responsible for the cuts.

Lawmakers should consider all the taxes Mainers pay so everyone pays their share.