commentary Archives - The Portland Press Herald

Commentary: New food nutrition labeling unlikely to help those who need it the most

by Elena Fagotto Tribune News Service June 23, 2016June 23, 2016

The added information apparently translates into healthier eating only for those best equipped to understand it and more motivated to act on it.

by Paul R. LePage Special to the Press Herald June 21, 2016November 30, 2016

Poor rural Mainers are being held back by the group’s anti-mining, anti-hydropower and pro-national monument policies.

by jolene McGowan June 18, 2016June 17, 2016

But when I felt like speaking up, I wrote to two people who can do something about this mess: Maine’s U.S. senators.

by Garrison Keillor The Washington Post News Service with Bloomberg News June 18, 2016June 17, 2016

If the Republican Party nominates Donald Trump, the only greatness he knows about is himself.

by Charles Krauthammer June 17, 2016June 16, 2016

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee isn’t going to adjust his positions and tactics to suit a broader electorate.

by M.D. Harmon June 17, 2016June 17, 2016

Calls for increased laws ignore the fact that existing controls didn’t stop the Florida perpetrator.

by Robert J. Samuelson The Washington Post News Service with Bloomberg News June 16, 2016June 15, 2016

Instead of now urging expansion of Social Security benefits, the president should have worked to balance the system.

The question arises: Are the Maine Warden Service’s practices a fair way to conduct criminal investigations?

by Charles Krauthammer June 10, 2016June 9, 2016

Any of a dozen Republican candidates could have taken down Hillary Clinton. Instead, they nominate Donald Trump.

by M.D. Harmon June 10, 2016June 10, 2016

The nation’s descent into deprivation began under now-deceased strongman Hugo Chavez.