From the national debt and the prospect of presidential impeachment to the fate of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, there’s a lot to watch out for.
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Commentary: Bookstores are a refuge for freedom of speech while censors wage battle
If you make yourself available to the experience, a bookstore is a magical space, a site of resistance against ‘the attention economy.’
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The Maine Millennial: On proving things to myself in 2022
And setting some goals for 2023.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Want to modernize Maine’s vehicle inspection program? Eliminate it.
Mainers know the system is imperfect, subject to human error and the wrong incentives. Digitization won’t help.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Chinese threat has to be countered
Past efforts at partnership and cooperation are now hard to fathom.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
A letter from the publisher: New year. More work to be done.
Dear reader, I hope you had a peaceful and relaxing holiday. At the Press Herald, we enjoyed a little downtime after another remarkable year of news coverage. We loved introducing you to a host of people you most likely would not have met, from the Cannell family, living out of a van at the Kennebunk […]
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Commentary: The rise of the left worldwide was the real story of 2022
Although the trend can be seen most clearly in Latin American countries, which have long been tormented by extremes of inequality, it is visible all over.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The humble Farmer: Storm of the century feeds crop of memories
I’ve enjoyed all the blizzards of the past 20 years – because I was in Florida looking at pictures that my friends had sent me.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: At last, a nature conservation target that fits the bill
A historic new deal for global conservation leaves me more hopeful than I’ve felt in two decades working in this field.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: 2023 brings new opportunities to invest in Maine’s climate resilience
By focusing on vulnerable communities, local government and small business, the Legislature can ensure our state makes the clean energy transition equitable.