There should be a way to make sure that only the most responsible people have firearms.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Our View: Portland right to make through streets two-way
One-way routes on State and High streets are left from bad planning decisions of the past.
Another View: Sen. King asks right question about court role in drone policy
If the government can receive judicial authority to plant a wiretap, why not for a deadly attack?
Our View: Ban on cellphone use by drivers is common sense
And contrary to what you hear in Augusta, lawmakers can legislate common sense.
Another View: Full employment should precede U.S. immigration reform
Reformers are not looking out for American workers when they remove barriers to entry.
Our View: State and federal law should be aligned on medical pot
A wink from federal prosecutors is not enough to protect the legal rights of Maine patients.
Our View: House Republicans created sequester crisis
These reckless cuts to federal spending were born of the debt ceiling hostage-taking of 2011.
Another View: Minimum wage does not help lift workers from poverty
Personal experience shows that raising the minimum wage ultimately results in lower wages.
Another View: Fear of creeping communism betrays old-fashioned thinking
Raising taxes on the most wealthy won’t turn the United States into a soviet-style dictatorship.
Our View: Maine should pass early voting amendment
State law should catch up to current practice, and take some pressure off election clerks.