Editorials

Published
November 11, 2022

Another View: DeSantis now a bigger threat to Trump – and not just because he won Florida

The 46th governor of Florida carries the Trump essence in a more statesman-like package.
Published
November 10, 2022

Our View: An outlier of a response to an outlier of a rental market

After a very noisy and often reductive election campaign, a majority of Portland voters opted for greater regulation of leases and landlords. It’s not hard to understand why.
Published
November 7, 2022

Another View: Election betting the next step in the gamification of U.S. politics

The prospect of an election betting market points out a troubling trend in our democracy.
Published
November 6, 2022

Our View: Join election workers in defense of democracy

Republicans have made attacking the integrity of elections central to their strategy. That’s dangerous.
Published
October 30, 2022

Our View: Inflation should not take center stage this election

When we act as if elected officials have responsibility for the host of economic variables that got us here, we let the ungovernable distract us from the governable.
Published
October 24, 2022

Another View: After decades of discriminatory enforcement, rethinking marijuana laws is long overdue

The work of balancing the scales after decades of a failed war on drugs is far from over.
Published
October 23, 2022

Our View: Republicans offer anger, but no real solutions, for lobster industry

Competing interests are colliding in the Gulf of Maine. It’ll be up to our elected officials to find a compromise.
Published
October 22, 2022

Our View: IRS hiring plans wildly and repeatedly overblown

A Republican Party line on the IRS seems to be predicated on the conviction that members of Maine’s middle class aren’t paying their fair share. Aren’t we?
Published
October 21, 2022

Another View: Jan. 6 hearing reminds us that democracy is on the ballot

The facts compiled by the House committee are clear, yet Republican leaders and millions of voters choose to believe otherwise.
Published
October 20, 2022

Our View: Emergency interventions on homelessness bound to have flaws

This deep into the crisis, this late in the year, inaction on providing shelter to Mainers in need is not an option.