‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ works well and doesn’t force kids to make an issue of their sexuality.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
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Another View: Despite columnist’s jokes, Agenda 21 is serious threat
A column ridiculing Gov. LePage neglects to mention creeping control by planners.
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Our View: Sequester pain goes beyond airport lines
It’s nice that senators can work together once in a while, but we hope they’re not done.
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Our View: Plaza plan would create appealing public space
The Congress Square project merits a city panel’s backing, then thorough public review.
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Another View: To understand bomb suspects’ motives, closer scrutiny needed
A column delved into the brothers’ ethnicity but overlooked issues of gender and mental illness.
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Our View: Failure to act on budget causes travel delays
The sequester cuts were designed to hurt, and in that respect at least, they are working.
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Another View: Anti-immigration column ignores 11 million in need
Foreign workers displaced by globalization should not be treated like criminals here.
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Our View: Group home notice bill heavy-handed, unneeded
Requiring towns to be told of residences for forensic patients overlooks the low risk they pose.
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Another View: Paper’s post-Boston caution at odds with gun-control stance
Calls for regulations after Newtown contradict later demands that government respect our rights.
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Another View: No gun law reform would change the trend of violence
A decline in the nation’s morals, not an increase in gun ownership, causes crime.