Press Herald Headlines

Maine is fortunate to have a newspaper network as strong as we do, especially as we in greater Portland have in the Press Herald. Nevertheless, we need to hold our local paper to high standards. Like many papers across the USA, this paper is still not what it was years ago. Let’s work to make it as strong, and as essential to our community, as possible!

I subscribe to the press herald on line because like today, my physical paper copy hasn’t arrived yet, and it is 9AM on Sunday morning. It is not uncommon to leave for work during the week, unable to read the paper paper because it arrived later or never. I may be old school, but I prefer the crinkle of the page and seeing what news is above or below the fold over a digital, scrollable version. This may be a first world problem, but I do believe that the framers of our Constitution saw a free press as fundamental to our democracy. Yes, there are particular challenges to producing newspapers in this day and age. I for one, wish it could be reliably delivered.

I love the app. However, when I tap a headline on the main page, it frequently brings up the article just above the one I want. The error occurs roughly half the number of times I use the app, and it has persisted for months. I’ve carefully watched while testing the problem, and can rule out inaccurate tapping. Even when I clearly tap near the bottom of the chosen headline, the article above comes up instead. This error has only been noticed on the app’s default main page and I’ve never seen it occur on other iPhone apps.