I drive by Exit 10 on I-295 at least a couple of times a week. It has been undergoing reconstruction all that time. I use the word “undergoing” loosely. I never see any workers working or any evidence of construction equipment having been employed. Does anybody have an idea when the job will be completed? […]

The SAVE plan is the difference between crushing student loan debt and hope for many Mainers. About 180,000 people in Maine have student loans. They are our neighbors, teachers, nurses, and even our grandparents. Life doesn’t always work out the way we plan it. A lot of people struggle with student loan debt. One lifeline […]

As a parent who is considering sending their child to college in Maine, I am shocked by the Portland City Council’s antisemitic resolution on divestment from Israel. The council has been swayed by radical groups that call for the destruction of Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East; they have been promoting divestment for […]

From here on out, we need to be sure to ask this question of anyone asking for our vote for any office: “What will you do toward banning the private ownership of assault weapons?” Cliff Gallant Portland

I always love to read the local stories in the Press Herald, especially the local high school sports coverage. Which is why it was all the more disappointing to see the Press Herald continue to ignore one of the biggest local sports stories of the last year not involving Cooper Flagg: the dominance of the […]

The recent murder of six Israeli hostages by Hamas was as mindlessly horrific as the initial Oct. 7, 2023 rampage. Hamas shot these young people in a tunnel just feet from where another hostage had been saved by Israelis days earlier. Reportedly, Hamas calculated it was better to slaughter the hostages than take the chance […]

Once again, we have a choice this November between a candidate who is far more qualified to be POTUS than her opponent. Kamala Harris has decades of experience working for the people, both as a prosecutor and as a senator and vice president. She also has the experience of working her way up from humble […]