June 2022 – Page 217 – The Portland Press Herald

Letter to the editor: On guns, Republicans keeps dropping the ball

June 7, 2022June 6, 2022

Prayers won’t stop an epidemic of gun violence in the U.S.

Letter to the editor: Jackie Sartoris would be a progressive D.A.

June 7, 2022June 6, 2022

These days, more than ever, we need a district attorney with intelligence, integrity and experience to navigate the turbulent waters of our criminal justice system. Jackie Sartoris would be that district attorney. An experienced prosecutor, Jackie would prosecute cases of domestic violence and sexual assault and keep our communities safe from violent crime. At the […]

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: One solution to inflation? Allow more immigration

by Josh T. Smith Tribune News Service June 7, 2022June 6, 2022

Reducing immigration in the Trump years has contributed to a worker shortage that is driving up wages, prices and contributing to inflation.

Local & State

State hires new contractor to complete long-delayed software upgrade

by Colin Woodard June 7, 2022June 6, 2022

Accenture will be tasked with getting the human resources software system running after the state’s previous failures to do so consumed 5 years and tens of millions of dollars.

Letters, Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Vote for Sahrbeck, an outstanding D.A.

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022

I urge all voters in the Democratic primary on June 14 to vote to reelect Jonathan Sahrbeck, who has done an outstanding job as our district attorney. Jonathan’s entire career has been devoted to public service, and he is a very experienced prosecutor. But in addition, he is focused on dealing with the social problems that […]

Letters

Letter to the editor: The key abortion right is freedom to choose

June 7, 2022June 6, 2022

Zoe Gaston’s concern (June 1, letter) that the Press Herald did not publish the stories of women who regret abortion omits an important fact: These women had a choice. I’m very sorry that some felt pressured, but ultimately they chose to have an abortion. What too many states and the U.S. Supreme Court are considering […]

Times Record

The Recycle Bin: A new reminder of an old hazard

by Harry Hopcroft The Recylce Bin June 7, 2022June 6, 2022

Our friends at Earth911 have recently alerted me anew to the hazards of mercury in products we might need to discard or recycle. I recall, as a child, having a small, but very heavy jar of liquid mercury that we thought was neat stuff and played with on occasion. It puddled in fun ways or […]