Editorials

Published
December 25, 2010

Our View: Generosity of many triumphs over the selfishness of a few

A local church provides food for the hungry and also food for thought.
Published
December 25, 2010

Our View: The Christmas Spirit has a message for us all

It says this is not a time for conflict, but for rejoicing and celebrating what we have in common.
Published
December 24, 2010

Our View: Biddeford waste plant mired in stalemate

A lack of progress on the MERC issue can be traced to City Hall and the mayor's reversal.
Published
December 24, 2010

Our View: Low-key inauguration right for Maine’s fiscal climate

Gov.-elect Paul LePage read the spirit of the times and decided that a big party can wait.
Published
December 23, 2010

Our View: Waterfront zone change has risk and opportunity

The city will have to monitor and enforce its standards to protect the working waterfront.

Published
December 22, 2010

Our View: From crisis to crisis,city trusted its manager

Joe Gray's retirement is just one of the major changes that Portland will face next year.
Published
December 21, 2010

Our View: DEP pool study may deliver clear water with less chlorine

A chemical used to avoid illness may be making people sick unnecessarily.
Published
December 21, 2010

Our View: Portland school officialshave a handle on budget

It was only three years ago, when Portland was reeling from a self-inflicted fiscal crisis. Before the economic collapse that squashed state and local revenue collections, Portland school officials were trying - and failing -- to explain how they'd overspent their budget by nearly $2 million, making it abundantly clear that the people in charge had a very vague idea of how much money they had going in and how much was going out.
Published
December 20, 2010

Another View: Labor Committee consolidation unnecessary, harmful to workers

While the structural change has happened, Mainers should still keep an eye on results.
Published
December 20, 2010

Our View: Without clear objectives, Afghan effort could fail

When a nation is involved in something as important as a war, it is more than worthwhile for its leaders to step back from day-to-day concerns and evaluate strategy. That is exactly what President Obama and his top advisers did last Thursday, in their "Afghanistan-Pakistan Annual Review." Details of the conference, attended by the president, Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other aides and advisers, are secret.