Making it harder for women to choose when to have a family interferes with private matters.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Our View: Boy Scouts should end ban on gay leaders
The policy discriminated against young people and did not protect them from abuse.
Another View: Another View writer delivered low blows instead of debate
Personal attacks on the president and the people who support him are not constructive.
Our View: Senate immigration plan shows promise
Solving serious policy problems like this requires every party’s participation.
Another View: Oil industry underplays danger of tar sands oil spills
Heavy crude that does not float creates a cleanup nightmare when it’s spilled in water.
Another View: A carbon tax here would put pressure on China
Our diplomats would have more to work with if we showed leadership on climate change.
Our View: Groundfishing limits are a disaster for this region
Fish stocks are not rebounding fast enough and fishermen need government help.
Another View: Conservatives are not paranoid when they worry about the future
A columnist is too quick to dismiss concerns about the direction in which the nation is headed.
Another View: Climate change deniers ignore proof of a rapidly heating planet
Eventually, the government will have to do something to respond to a man-made disaster.
Our View: City is right to question fire department’s size
Portland has more firefighters per capita than similar cities in the region, a study shows.