commentary Archives - The Portland Press Herald

Commentary: Still wishing for a long-awaited apology? You’re not alone

by Gina Barreca Tribune News Service July 9, 2016July 8, 2016

I didn’t expect so many folks to say the person whose apology they most needed to hear was ‘my mother’s.’

by Peter Morici Tribune News Service July 7, 2016July 6, 2016

Better trade agreements and skills-based education are sorely needed to stem the tide of robotics.

We must find a way of offering short-term credit to the poor that competes with the current providers.

by Kathleen Parker July 5, 2016July 5, 2016

So the former president delays his private jet to chat with the attorney general about grandkids with the FBI investigating Hillary?

by Nancy Isenberg The Washington Post July 3, 2016July 2, 2016

There are lots of other misconceptions, too.

by Garrison Keillor The Washington Post News Service with Bloomberg News July 2, 2016July 1, 2016

And with Donald Trump celebrating ignorance and superstition, don’t think it couldn’t happen here.

by Lisa Pohlmann Special to the Press Herald June 30, 2016June 30, 2016

Over the past 50 years, Mainers of all political leanings have supported safeguards that Gov. LePage now wants to weaken.

by Gina Barreca Tribune News Service June 25, 2016June 24, 2016

Most lives aren’t long enough to study everything we’d love to, but we should try.

by M.D. Harmon June 24, 2016June 24, 2016

Some say they’ll hold their noses and choose one or the other. Other voters wonder whether independent candidates are viable.

by Dana Milbank The Washington Post June 23, 2016June 22, 2016

The billionaire’s triumph in the primaries and subsequent swoon is another case of overpromising and underdelivering.