President Biden could and should rescind the policy today to help all the communities that depend on cross-border commerce.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
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Our View: Global causes, local impacts with supply chain woes
Mainers are seeing higher prices and few choices due to the worldwide disruptions caused by COVID.
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Our View: Indigenous Peoples Day is a time to look back and ahead
The history of tribal/state relations affects how people live today and points to what we should do next.
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Our View: Question 3 the wrong way to address problems in food system
Approval would put a “right to food” in the state constitution, but it’s unclear what that means.
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Our View: Jail crisis needs solution now – and one for the future
After everything is done to help the people at the Cumberland County Jail now, the broken jail system needs reform. They both start with fewer prisoners.
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Our View: Maine hits positive milestone on COVID
As more people get vaccinated, we can expect fewer infections, hospitalizations and deaths.
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Our View: Brunswick superintendent sends right message with response to football team ‘hazing’
We don’t know a lot of details. But it’s clear the district is taking the matter seriously.
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Our View: USDA takes a bite out of hunger
A permanent increase in food stamp benefits shows how we could eliminate food insecurity in Maine.
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Our View: At its root, lead exposure in kids is a housing problem
Housing units in disrepair are exposing kids to a toxic element. We have the resources to fix every one, and we should do so as fast as possible.
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Our View: Domestic violence still Maine’s ‘Public Enemy No. 1’
We have learned a lot in the last 20 years, but so much still needs to be done.