It's hard to accept we’re wasting so much food when so many people are struggling with hunger. A proven solution beckons.
When it comes to climate change, the whole planet needs Biden to do a better job of communicating the stark contrast between him and Trump.
This is not an expendable population.
Brandon Johnson is about as far from Richard J. Daley in terms of ideology as a mayor can get. But he is likely to be confronted with similar quandaries over how much force to allow his police fo...
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/05/01/clarence-page-a-new-chicago-mayor-faces-stubborn-old-issues/
The new wing will ensure the long-term financial integrity of the PMA – and maintain its place in the public trust.
The climate emergency requires people who can take charge, embrace responsibility and implement real, systemic change.
Getting creative about government supports for new types of living arrangements should be high on the policy agenda.
Courts interpret laws from arguments that lawyers put forth in specific cases, a process that takes time. What happens faster? Voting.
With her actions, Gov. Mills has told farmworkers: I don't see you and I don't care about you.
We want parking to be as easy and as seamless as possible for the person parking.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/29/opinion-parking-system-upgrade-a-work-in-progress-at-usm/
Abortion care in the ER wasn’t much of an issue before Dobbs. Now it is.
A couple of well-placed vetoes could make the outcome even better.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/28/jim-fossel-legislative-session-could-have-been-worse/
Claims of exceptionality by the agricultural sector, which the governor has repeatedly cited in her veto messages, are transparently wrong.
A common fear enabled the Americans and Soviets to form collaborations that satisfied shared needs. What if the same spirit could be brought to bear on the climate crisis?
The former president is unlikely to take the stand in New York; doing so would open him to even more difficult evidence.
The 'American Idol' contestant from Cumberland has developed a fervent fan base throughout the state. Not every state gets lucky and feels lucky in the same way.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/28/our-view-julia-gagnon-rightly-the-pride-of-maine/
With dozens of bills and more than $10 million in funding still available, there’s no reason there should be question marks over whether or not good legislation can have a future.
Being where I am on the spectrum has more than a few silver linings.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/28/the-maine-millennial-for-me-autism-has-its-upsides/
A superior location exists. Why aren't we pursuing it?
We've got to engage people across party lines and engage businesses of all sizes that want to be part of the solution.
At this stage, the Federal Reserve has got to be looking at the White House for answers.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/27/opinion-a-remedy-for-inflations-high-tides/
Homeless people reluctant to go into a shelter should not be fined.
Mandating a statewide inventory and a rape kit tracking system would show that Maine is committed to transforming its approach to survivors’ healing and justice.
The suggestion that a large expansion will lift the PMA out of a pattern of financial underperformance is not to be trusted.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/26/opinion-portland-museum-of-art-appears-to-have-lost-its-way/
Any suggestion that the state would limit the expansion of gas distribution systems is shortsighted.
But paying women basketball players what they deserve doesn’t mean paying them what men make. And it’s not sexist to say so.
Some feel that the event marks a time for new beginnings. If so, we would do well to sit up and pay attention.
Reflecting on the courage exhibited by those who fought in World War II throws today's world into sharp relief.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/24/opinion-ask-what-you-can-do-for-your-country/
There’s a growing sense that Trump can afford some erosion of the traditional Republican support from this group.
109 years after the Armenian Genocide, the nation's survival as a democracy requires U.S. support.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/24/opinion-existential-threat-to-armenia-is-imminent-real/
Our focus should be on finding ways to make every job as safe as it can be for everyone.
The Press Herald editorial board needed to put its weight behind Mack Point, the least environmentally damaging and most practical alternative.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/23/opinion-wind-development-on-sears-island-is-a-dead-end/
The Brennan administration created the toolkit for modern state government. In the process, Joe earned the loyalty, respect and affection of everyone who worked for or with him.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/23/opinion-gov-brennan-knew-something-about-courage/
Some communities are doing significantly worse than average. And examples aren’t hard to find.
This Earth Day, local residents are demanding real environmental solutions .
A case for orienting our idealizations of the past toward the present.
I didn’t anticipate the lessons of my career following me into retirement, but I’m pondering them anew as we witness a push toward extremism in the U.S. that mirrors the worst religious confl...
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/21/opinion-how-to-begin-the-hard-work-of-disagreeing-better/
My level-one diagnosis, later in life, lifted a weight off my shoulders.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/21/the-maine-millennial-on-autism-awareness-and-acceptance/
The Legislature busied itself with scores of comparatively meaningless proposals throughout the session just ended. Worse than voting the proposal down, it chose to ignore it.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/21/our-view-inaction-on-red-flag-law-is-a-monumental-failure/
These fees act as an inflation multiplier and a hidden tax on working Mainers. A sensible solution beckons.
Restoring natural river flow supports fisheries, aquatic habitat and recreation, all of which are central to Maine’s economic growth and environmental values.
It's infuriating to see a proposal for increased taxes supported by state legislators.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/21/jim-fossel-we-dont-need-more-funds-we-dont-need-more-tax/
Don't forget that it was Donald Trump who spoiled a bipartisan immigration bill that would have tightened up the border.
If you can’t lift your feet, the slightest hump or ripple in the floor becomes a mountain.
While much of Gen Z leans left politically, a strong frustration with American quality of life is present in many young people.
Like many Black people, I clung for a long time to the crazy hope that Simpson was the victim of a racist police culture.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/19/opinion-oj-simpson-was-probably-guilty/
Biking here is misery. It shouldn’t be.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/04/19/opinion-what-if-portland-became-a-bike-town/
Mainers should be empowered to make the important decisions regarding their children’s education.
Some appear willing to drag their faith through the mud just to be next to power.
Revisions to the USDA's school nutrition standards will strengthen a key source of nutrition for more than half of American schoolchildren.