commentary Archives - The Portland Press Herald

Whether in war or politics, arrogance results in bad decisions

by Charles Todorich Special to the Press Herald December 8, 2016December 7, 2016

Both the Japanese in WWII and Hillary Clinton underestimated their opponents to their peril.

by Mary Mayhew Special to the Press Herald December 8, 2016December 7, 2016

Contrary to a recent Telegram report, the agency has actually boosted funding for services to those with intellectual disabilities or autism.

by Leonard Pitts December 7, 2016December 6, 2016

Monday’s hung jury in the trial of Walter Scott’s killer is a straw that sorely tests the camel’s back.

Build support for your ideas, listen to colleagues on the council and make deals to form a coalition with clout.

The effective way forward for Maine and the U.S. is not a new taxpayer-funded crony capitalism.

His condemnation of the media and his pledge to criminalize flag burning are attacks on free speech.

by garrison keillor December 3, 2016December 2, 2016

If God could make a donkey talk, he might make this moose a halfway decent president.

by barack obama Special to the Press Herald December 3, 2016December 2, 2016

The House has voted, and now it’s the Senate’s turn to pass the 21st Century Cures Act.

by Charles Krauthammer December 2, 2016December 1, 2016

Repose presupposes a fantasy world in which stability is self-sustaining without the United States. It is not.

by M.D. Harmon December 2, 2016December 2, 2016

Man-made climate change and Castro’s patriotism are two recent examples of intentionally false narratives.