Housing challenges remain, here and everywhere else. But unlike residents of other states, Mainers are getting the assistance they need.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
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Our View: Roux campus would be an opportunity factory
The B&M plant shows what was possible in the last century. The proposed campus does the same thing in the next.
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Our View: COVID-era improvements in school air quality will have long-term benefits
Maine schools are using federal funds to improve ventilation as a way to fight COVID. But it could also improve learning.
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Maine Observer: Looking for the best Maine beach
So many places hold strong memories, so it’s hard to say which of the special places gets the top spot.
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Another View: Maine’s dams are integral to our climate solution
Coverage of the Shawmut Dam and the Sappi mill fails to acknowledge that hydropower reduces carbon emissions.
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Our View: Path to citizenship should be part of budget bill
Our broken immigration system unjustly punishes families with members who don’t have legal status.
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Another View: Court makes voting easier – so North Carolina Republicans object
Thousands on probation and parole in North Carolina have regained the right to vote, and they should be welcomed back to society as citizens and voters.
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Our View: Vandals should have to step up, heed ‘be better’ challenge
In a lesson to everyone who lashes out in hate, a Bangor man is able to see the humanity in the people who marked his car with racial slurs.
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Our View: Losing patience with Maine’s COVID surge
Even the usually reassuring Dr. Nirav Shah is telling us that things are bad and are going to get worse.
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Our View: Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine years in the making
Fully approved Monday, the shot was created and received emergency approval in record time, but it is the result of a long commitment to science.