Years ago, I lived in New York City and had season tickets to the Metropolitan Opera. Though loving most kinds of classical music, opera was not one of them. I nodded off at concerts (much to the distress of the person who provided the tickets). This past Sunday, I experienced the most stirring opera performance […]

I was pleased to see the MainePERS fossil fuels divestment issue receive some attention in a Press Herald op-ed (“MainePERS continues to bet on fossil fuels,” Jan. 15). The state’s retirement system has only one year left of the five years the law, L.D. 99, has given it to divest from fossil fuel company investments. […]

Over the past few years, child care providers have worked tirelessly to support families, especially through the challenges of the pandemic. This period underscored the critical role quality child care plays in giving children the social, emotional and educational foundations necessary to thrive. Child care workers have dedicated themselves to creating safe, nurturing environments for […]

What ever happened to the eggs? And the housing, health care (“we have a concept”) and other issues that the people elected Trump to fix? Instead he is acting like a departmental “Luddite,” trashing governmental programs right and left. It is increasingly apparent that Trump never learned from his first presidency that there is value […]

I would like to see any current Republican in Washington show even one-tenth the amount of courage shown by every single transgender person who has ever stood up in the face of overwhelming personal risk to declare, “This is who I am.” Mary Wheeler South Portland

Over the past several years, I have worked with Maine organizations that advocate for policies and investments to strengthen and grow Maine’s economy, including efforts aiming to remove barriers to workforce participation. One major workforce obstacle is child care. Many parents and guardians, including my own friends and colleagues, have left jobs or not gone […]