Editorials - Portland Press Herald

Our View: State should plan for climate changes

Ending efforts to prepare for rising sea levels and stronger storms is no way to save money.

Indigent defendants in Maine cannot always count on equal treatment under the law.

by The Washington Post March 18, 2013

Small amounts of nonlethal aid may not be enough to avert a humanitarian catastrophe.

A program to ensure that all candidates have a chance to be heard matters more now than ever.

The state’s population is shrinking because there are fewer jobs in traditional industries.

by DAVID LENTINI March 16, 2013

Maine schools do not need the medicines that these doctors want to prescribe.

Maine’s senators should support this common-sense measure to extend existing law.

The time is long overdue for the creation of rules to track the source of contaminated meat.

by CHRIS HALL March 15, 2013

The jobs of the future will require skills that most present workers don’t yet have.

Government officials can make mistakes and should not be left to operate without oversight.