Editorials - Portland Press Herald

Our View: Welfare fraud is not the problem, poverty is

Program critics can gripe about the high cost of safety-net programs, but the need persists.

by ERIK BARTLETT March 28, 2013

There should not be cases against consenting adults when more serious crimes go unpunished.

by MARTIN JONES March 27, 2013

House Republicans proposed a way to make the cuts more rationally, but they were blocked.

A proposed national law would benefit both the business community and society as a whole.

Maine couples who won marriage equality in Maine aren’t treated equally under federal law.

New housing in neglected industrial lots would give the neighborhood what it needs most.

by The Philadelphia Inquirer March 25, 2013

A $7 million fine and a promise to behave is just a slap on the wrist for this corporate giant.

Sex segregation does not remedy the impact of cultural sexism – it just reinforces stereotypes.

Maine’s interests would be better served by expanding MaineCare, not by standing pat.

A private company created in a crisis is now a living example of what cooperation looks like.