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Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: FDA is right to ban menthol cigarettes
The minty flavored cigarettes appeal to new users and expose them to nicotine’s addictive power.
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Our View: Cutting gun violence will take regulating guns
Maine Sens. Collins and King back a program that invests in mental health and school security, but wouldn’t change the kinds of weapons sold or who can buy them.
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Our View: Maine can do more to stop gun suicides
Mainers die by self-inflicted gunshot at a much higher rate than people in the rest of the country.
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Our View: Supreme Court ruling makes it harder to hold federal agents accountable
Border Patrol agents, already with immense power, now are all but immunized from individual lawsuits.
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Our View: NIMBYs winning fight over Roux Institute plan
The concerns of nearby property owners should not outweigh the opportunities that could be created by a graduate school.
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Our View: Big tech spending big to fight needed change
Companies like Amazon want us to think that their market dominance is good for us. It’s not.
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Our View: Culture warriors want to take down public education
Alarmist attacks on sex ed and racial history are designed to weaken public schools by imposing minority religious views on everyone.
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Our View: Poliquin, Caruso should stop stoking election fraud claims
The Republican candidates are undermining trust in democratic institutions for personal political gain.
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Maine Voices: Depp verdict will silence survivors
A jury’s verdict in the high profile defamation case will embolden abusers and make them more dangerous.