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Op-eds, Opinion

Jim Fossel: Maine Republicans must make life difficult for Democrats

by Jim Fossel April 2, 2023April 1, 2023

When it comes to responding to the state budget process, many options are open to the minority party in Augusta.

Maine Voices, Opinion

Maine Voices: As 2024 election ramps up, parties must seek statesmen for candidates

by LInda Gerard DerSimonian Special to the Press Herald April 1, 2023March 31, 2023

We’ve seen the impact on our country of a president who peddles deceit, brews trouble and incites hostility.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: How to improve voter engagement for all Americans

by Barbara Smith Warner The Fulcrum April 1, 2023March 31, 2023

Automatically receiving your ballot a few weeks before the election, and voting from the comfort of the space of your choosing, boosts voter turnout regardless of party affiliation.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Maine response to PFAS amounts to regulatory overreach

by Dale Crafts Special to the Press Herald April 1, 2023March 31, 2023

Regulators underestimate the cost of implementing PFAS regulations and fundamentally misunderstand the complex nature of these compounds.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Maine’s laws and ordinances will not protect us from mining threats

by Stuart Finkelstein Special to the Press Herald April 1, 2023March 31, 2023

Industrial profiteers are trying to lull Mainers into complacency. Exhibit A: Exiro, which recently acquired the right to explore for heavy metals in the Midcoast.

Times Record Opinion

Gary B. Anderson: Litigating the war in Ukraine

by Gary B. Anderson Guest column March 31, 2023March 30, 2023

Virtually every aspect of Putin’s “Special Military Operation” has been a war crime. The invasion itself is a defined war crime of aggression. The sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines is an act of terrorism possibly perpetrated by the U.S. and Norway. Whether it’s a war crime is even less clear-cut. According to the International […]

Times Record Opinion

Gordon L. Weil: One lawsuit against Trump could easily succeed

by Gordon L. Weil Guest column March 31, 2023March 30, 2023

Donald Trump’s Stormy Daniels hush money case has been getting prime media attention, but it matters far less than one potential federal case that could expose him to great legal jeopardy. Some cases Trump faces may be relatively minor, hard to prove or purely political, but his holding onto presidential documents places him in what […]

Times Record Opinion

Just a Little Old: A dramatization of the GOP political divide

by David Treadwell Just a Little Old March 31, 2023March 29, 2023

The Cast: Evie: An evangelical Christian from a small town in Oklahoma. Originally drawn to Donald Trump because he promised to appoint anti-abortion judges. Now she’s all in. Three MAGA hats. House filled with Trump paraphernalia. Has attended many Trump rallies and several CPAC conventions. Watches Fox News and doesn’t trust any other media. Norm: […]

Times Record Opinion

Sen. Eloise Vitelli: Equal representation creates a more equal society

by Sen. Eloise Vitelli Guest column March 31, 2023March 30, 2023

Our democracy is made stronger when more people, with a wide variety of perspectives and experiences, can make their voices heard. The baseline for this is the right to vote. But representation among elected leadership is just as important. When we have school boards, town councils and state legislatures that reflect the populations they represent, […]

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Let’s not squander our chance to expand passenger rail

by Richard Rudolph Special to the Press Herald March 31, 2023March 30, 2023

Restoration of passenger service from Brunswick to Waterville and Bangor will confer a wide array of economic benefits.