An old-fashioned response to poverty could be an out-of-the-box modern solution.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Our View: Hostess workers victims of management failure
What went wrong at the iconic company started long before the bakers went on strike.
Another View: Health care reform act does not go far enough to meet needs
Obamacare is a step in the right direction, but universal health care should be the goal.
Our View: Snowe, committee should release torture report
The full history of post-9/11 enhanced interrogations should be made known.
Our View: Fighting poverty should be government’s priority
Deficit reduction that relies on cutting programs for the poor is short-sighted.
Our View: Black Friday can wait, thanks to our state’s law
Maine is one of only three states that closes stores on Thanksgiving, and we are thankful.
Another View: Petraeus violated much more than just his marriage vows
The general will join the list of smart officials who will be remembered for a stupid act.
Our View: City’s homeless strategy off to strong start
Business groups’ praise of the homelessness task force’s work is a constructive response.
Another View: Media ownership consolidation leaves out minority owners
A bad idea persists. The Federal Communications Commission is once again expected to seek a weakening of media-ownership rules in the nation’s 20 largest markets. Allowing the consolidation of newspapers and television stations or radio stations ignores the diversity of America — a grievous mistake, as politicians have learned. Putting local journalism into a few […]
Our View: Gaza crisis deserves steady attention
American politics prevents this trouble spot from getting the full U.S. foreign policy focus.