Goodbye, Question 1, and good riddance.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
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Rep. Jared Golden steps up to step back | Editorial
It takes especially punishing circumstances to make a very dedicated and capable congressman dread reelection — and to act on that feeling.
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A lot done to ease SNAP fear in Maine. A lot more to do. | Editorial
Something’s got to give — and it’s not the local markets, restaurants, food banks and pantries already giving their all.
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Vote ‘Yes’ on Maine’s Question 2 | Editorial
Our existing ‘yellow flag’ law is fit for some purposes and less fit for others. The public would benefit from another option alongside it.
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Vote ‘No’ on Maine’s Question 1 | Editorial
To require photo identification at the polls would be one thing. The ballot measure we’re invited to support goes much, much further — with insufficient concern for who or what it would impede.
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Brace for federal shutdown’s local shockwaves | Editorial
The distance between Maine and D.C. has rarely felt so small.
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Maine’s system of funding school construction has failed | Editorial
Efforts to remake this very broken arrangement must be expedited now.
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We deserve to hear more from Maine’s leaders | Editorial
Our elected representatives should be going to extra lengths to answer questions and reach the people. A challenging time calls for nothing less.
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Maine needs to take a harder line with ICE | Editorial
This iteration of the agency, aggressively operating free of ‘bright-line rules’ across the state, should be under sustained official pressure.
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High tension in politics demands high care | Editorial
The assassination of Charlie Kirk is a chilling and painful reminder of the task now at hand.