Editorials - Portland Press Herald

Our View: New Year’s Eve hosts should use caution

Young drivers are at particular risk of making bad choices after late-night holiday parties.

Reforms are needed to maintain a voice for the minority, but let business proceed.

by RICHARD MALA December 30, 2012

Americans don’t have more mental illnesses, but are much more likely to be treated with drugs.

Altering the law does not eliminate discrimination, but it does mark change.

by JEFF PLUCKER December 29, 2012

Rather than arm teachers, we should ask why we tolerate the idea that guns are needed.

Anti-abortion activists have a right to speak, as long as they don’t block access to a clinic.

by CHRIS McCOY December 28, 2012

Our elections will be distorted by a flood of unregulated special-interest spending.

by Grace Hinrichs December 27, 2012

Instead he joins Forbes magazine in slamming the state for not being a big business hub.

Developing a domestic renewable power source benefits both Maine and the nation.

Campaign finance law should regulate money spent on behalf of candidates, not just by them.