columns – Page 307 – The Portland Press Herald

Maine Voices: National shortage of blood donations? As one upstanding citizen, it’s not my problem.

by Joshua Rosen Special to the Press Herald February 26, 2021February 25, 2021

The FDA bans gay male blood donors as a class, while others who engage in significantly higher-risk activity are still permitted to donate blood.

by Doyle McManus Los Angeles Times February 26, 2021February 25, 2021

There’s a reason Democrats treat the senator from West Virginia with deference: He’s their 50th vote.

by David Woodsome Special to the Press Herald February 26, 2021February 25, 2021

The limit on the public institutions is unnecessary and arbitrary, and it restricts education options for families with less money.

by Tara Williams Special to the Press Herald February 25, 2021February 24, 2021

Young people have lost loved ones, connections with friends and family and a stable routine. Let’s give them extra time to learn academic skills.

by Jon Healey Los Angeles Times February 25, 2021February 24, 2021

Elections matter, or so the saying goes. But the debate over some of the current president’s nominees makes you wonder just how true that is.

by Leonard Pitts Jr. The Miami Herald February 24, 2021February 23, 2021

Black history is one of the few fields whose teaching routinely causes the sort of agita we’ve seen yet again this year.

by Peter L. Murray Special to the Press Herald February 24, 2021February 24, 2021

Mainers might be more willing to bear compromises with the pristine quality of their environment if they felt they’d be core beneficiaries.

by Lionel Laurent Bloomberg Opinion February 24, 2021February 23, 2021

While Europe and North America hoard COVID jabs, Beijing and Moscow are deploying them strategically around the world.

by David Flanagan Special to the Press Herald February 23, 2021February 22, 2021

We believe we can ensure the safe integration of solar projects and do so at a lower cost for the developers.

by Erick Molina-Garcia Special to the Press Herald February 23, 2021February 23, 2021

Those of us who came to America as children can’t risk buying a home or starting a business when the next president could deport us.