editorial Archives - Centralmaine.com

Our View: USDA takes a bite out of hunger

by The Editorial Board October 5, 2021October 4, 2021

A permanent increase in food stamp benefits shows how we could eliminate food insecurity in Maine.

by The Editorial Board October 3, 2021October 2, 2021

We have learned a lot in the last 20 years, but so much still needs to be done.

by The Editorial Board September 30, 2021September 29, 2021

Data show that immunizations work and so do requirements. Voluntary incentives go only so far.

by The Editorial Board September 28, 2021September 28, 2021

A Portland official has raised an issue that should be discussed in every school district.

by The Editorial Board September 26, 2021September 25, 2021

A program that cuts child poverty in half is going to disappear in three months unless Congress acts.

by The Editorial Board September 24, 2021September 23, 2021

We should not lose sight of how catastrophic a default would be simply because we have come close before.

by The Editorial Board September 23, 2021September 22, 2021

The state remains one of the safest, but many of these losses could have been avoided.

by The Editorial Board September 22, 2021September 22, 2021

The lack of reliable data makes it impossible to know whether a business development program was just an investor giveaway.

by The Editorial Board September 17, 2021September 16, 2021

The most cherished constitutional rights came by way of amendment, something we have not been able to do for 50 years.

by The Editorial Board September 14, 2021September 13, 2021

The state’s youth prison should not stay open if it is still using dangerous techniques it was warned about in 2017.