The legal battles over criminalizing homelessness seem completely disconnected from reality.
Constituents should not tolerate the use of such tactics by elected representatives.
The state needs more medical training, more medical professionals and more oversight.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/05/07/opinion-we-must-solve-maines-crisis-of-access-to-health-care/
Consequences need to come now. There might not be a later.
A new law that makes shopping for cannabis more like shopping for beer comes at a cost to public health.
Automation does not always lead to cost-cutting for businesses.
When young people speak, they talk of a better future, achieving their dreams and living in harmony. How sad it is that more adults don't speak like this.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/05/05/opinion-the-kids-are-alright/
It is not too late for college administrations to change course.
Whether or not they think it matters, Maine Republicans need to make an effort.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/05/05/jim-fossel-whats-a-party-without-a-platform/
By choosing to get worked up about student activism we ignore the real story.
Lifting the profile of 'the beautiful game' brings with it beautiful upsides.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/05/05/our-view-professional-soccer-will-be-a-boon-to-maine/
We are not "just" teachers.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/05/05/opinion-celebrate-teachers-extraordinary-contributions/
By vetoing a ban on bump stocks and opting not to support the 72-hour waiting period, the governor let Mainers down.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/05/05/our-view-on-gun-safety-gov-mills-fell-short/
Expansion and revitalization is what the museum – and Congress Square – needs. On Monday, the City Council has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to OK that.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/05/04/opinion-portland-museum-of-art-trusts-in-the-process/
When I think of what I did as a boy, I marvel that I am here today.
The right to protest, which was important to me as a young person, is important today.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/05/04/opinion-college-protests-make-me-hopeful/
For economic and social circumstances to improve, people need to be informed and involved.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/05/03/opinion-this-election-year-comes-with-great-responsibility/
Let's celebrate progress while urging effective non-partisan action.
https://www.pressherald.com/2024/05/03/opinion-earth-day-cant-only-involve-preaching-to-the-choir/
Performative cruelty and pouty lips are apparently what it takes to succeed.
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.
With her actions, Gov. Mills has told farmworkers: I don't see you and I don't care about you.
Courts interpret laws from arguments that lawyers put forth in specific cases, a process that takes time. What happens faster? Voting.
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/
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.
The former president is unlikely to take the stand in New York; doing so would open him to even more difficult evidence.
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?
Claims of exceptionality by the agricultural sector, which the governor has repeatedly cited in her veto messages, are transparently wrong.
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/
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/
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.
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/
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.
Any suggestion that the state would limit the expansion of gas distribution systems is shortsighted.
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.