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Commentary: Maine must free up psychiatrists to provide much-needed mental health care

by Dr. Jeffrey Barkin Special to the Press Herald April 7, 2023April 7, 2023

Passing L.D. 224 would eliminate the redundant maintenance of certification requirement and allow doctors to spend more time with patients.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: The year that opened my eyes to the best and worst we can do

by Jackie Edmondson Special to the Press Herald April 7, 2023April 6, 2023

1989 taught me that people collectively are responsible for change – and I’ll always remain committed to education as a force for informed change.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Maine’s alternative utility market experiment has been a failure

by Nöel Bonam Special to the Press Herald April 6, 2023April 5, 2023

AARP Maine supports the Office of the Public Advocate’s call to repeal the program that allows retail electricity marketers to compete for residential customers.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: If the U.S. wishes to halt flow of asylum seekers, it must make an effort to prevent war

by Georges Budagu Makoko Amjambo Africa April 5, 2023April 4, 2023

Once war starts, very few countries have been able to quickly recover. President Biden’s latest immigration proposals seem to ignore that fact.

Op-eds, Opinion

Clarence Page: Equal justice, even for Donald Trump and other suspects

by Clarence Page Chicago Tribune April 5, 2023April 4, 2023

Trump’s indictment reminds many of the days when he was less enthralled by the presumption of innocence than he is now – when he desperately needs it.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Maine must stop trying to bypass Supreme Court decision on schools

by Courtney Jones Special to the Press Herald April 4, 2023April 4, 2023

The outcome in Carson v. Makin made clear that such religious discrimination in our education system must end. Why hasn’t it?

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Republicans could regret attacking Trump’s indictment

by Jonathan Bernstein Bloomberg Opinion April 4, 2023April 3, 2023

Suggesting the indictment never should have happened – without knowing the details – implies that the former president should be treated as being above the law.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Protect women athletes? Show me the money

by Sherry Boschert Special to the Press Herald April 3, 2023April 3, 2023

Laws requiring equal financing and equal pay for men’s and women’s teams would benefit dozens of women athletes at USM and Bowdoin – and thousands nationwide.