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Maine Voices: Charter commissions should be both thoughtful and rare

by Tom Valleau Special to the Press Herald June 17, 2021June 16, 2021

Commissioners need to stay focused, help each other think clearly and imagine life in Portland in 2050, says a member of the city’s 2009 commission.

by Dan Leonard Special to the Press Herald June 17, 2021June 17, 2021

An op-ed and an editorial praising proposed state regulations overlook the fact that brand-name drugs are consistently more costly to Maine.

by Leonard Pitts Jr. The Miami Herald June 16, 2021June 15, 2021

Nobody benefits when educators have to soft-pedal history to keep white people comfortable.

by Davis Hartwell Special to the Press Herald June 16, 2021June 15, 2021

Critical race theory fuels division and fails to equip us to deal with the real issues facing our community.

by Victoria Bucklin Special to the Press Herald June 16, 2021June 15, 2021

By voting ‘no’ on President Biden’s amnesty proposal, she’d promote good jobs and wages for working-class Mainers of all parties.

by Camden Rollins Special to the Press Herald June 15, 2021June 15, 2021

My grandparents looked after me and my brothers when my father was diagnosed with cancer. Now we’re helping them and other seniors.

by Anja Hanson Special to the Press Herald June 15, 2021June 15, 2021

One PAE alumna is a recent high honors USM graduate who led her chronically ill daughter’s schooling by day and worked on her degree by night.

by Tom Welch, Sharon Reishus and David Littell Special to the Press Herald June 14, 2021June 15, 2021

Maine will not be able to keep up its climate response in the midst of a costly takeover battle.

by Jim Fossel June 13, 2021June 12, 2021

Maine would be better off using its regulatory powers to direct and hold accountable its investor-owned electric companies.

by Amanda Little Bloomberg Opinion June 13, 2021June 12, 2021

The world’s nutrition production systems are too centralized and vulnerable to disruption.