Restrictions on gun designs, capacity or styles can’t make up for a lack of discipline in society.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Another View: Benghazi report a step in the right direction
But the Accountability Review Board made no attempt to identify the attackers.
Another View: Extending Medicare eligibility age would help save the program
Making people wait until 67 to receive benefits would align Medicare with Social Security.
Our View: USDA acting too slowly to fix food safety rules
Last year’s salmonella outbreak shows how regulators could fail to contain an epidemic.
Our View: Gun manufacturer sale shows shift in debate
An investment decision may be a sign that the Newtown massacre is a watershed moment.
Another View: Facts don’t support rhetoric of climate change deniers
Sea levels are rising, glaciers are melting and the trend will continue unless we take action.
Our View: Newtown’s call to action on gun control
We shouldn’t respond to another mass killing with tired old slogans that just aren’t true.
Our View: Forbes ranking says little about Maine
While we have real economic problems, the magazine does not tell the entire story.
Another View: Collins right to protect small business from higher taxes
Some people might look rich when they report their company’s profits on an individual return.
Our View: Maine should revive police shooting panel bill
The 2009 compromise is not delivering the kind of oversight its backers promised.