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Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Stop panicking about boomerang kids

by Alexis Leondis Bloomberg Opinion February 22, 2023February 22, 2023

Adult children who move back home shouldn’t be slammed as ‘moochers.’ Most returns to the nest are temporary.

Maine Voices, Opinion

Maine Voices: Coyotes protect songbirds, so let’s protect them

by Hope Cruser Special to the Press Herald February 22, 2023February 22, 2023

We need reasonable limits on the hunting of an animal that safeguards the declining bird population from cat predation.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Abortion pill case validates coordinated response

by The Editorial Board February 22, 2023February 22, 2023

The new national coalition of governors represents 170 million people. Good, and good on Gov. Mills for including Mainers in that number.

Times Record Opinion

The Conversation: The ethics of home ownership in an age of growing inequality

by Désirée Lim Penn State February 22, 2023February 21, 2023

THE CONVERSATION — For many Americans today, homeownership is an unattainable dream. In 2022, the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose to 7% for the first time in more than two decades. The median sales price of existing homes climbed to a record US$416,000 while demand for mortgages dropped to a 25-year low. Experts forecast a turnaround in 2023, predicting […]

Times Record Opinion

The Conversation: How vinyl chloride, the chemical in the Ohio train derailment and used to make PVC plastics, can damage your liver

by Juliane I. Beier University of Pittsburgh February 22, 2023February 21, 2023

THE CONVERSATION — Vinyl chloride – the chemical in several of the train cars that derailed and burned in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023 – can wreak havoc on the human liver. It has been shown to cause liver cancer, as well as a nonmalignant liver disease known as TASH, or toxicant-associated steatohepatitis. With TASH, the […]

Maine Voices, Opinion

Maine Voices: 20 years ago, Sanford, Springvale residents gave warm sendoff to departing troops

by Christopher A. Rushton Special to the Press Herald February 21, 2023February 22, 2023

And the same good cheer greeted the soldiers of the ‘3rd Herd’ when we returned after more than a year away from our families, friends and community.

Maine Voices, Opinion

Maine Voices: I am grateful to you, Jimmy Carter, for being my role model

by Shoshana Hoose Special to the Press Herald February 21, 2023February 22, 2023

You have lived your ideals and made a real difference in the world, holding on to hope even as some of your biggest accomplishments have been dismantled.

Op-eds, Opinion

Clarence Page: Crypto investing shows a racial gap. More study is needed, by investors.

by Clarence Page Chicago Tribune February 21, 2023February 22, 2023

Surveys show Black investors buy crypto currency at a higher rate but also need to know more about the risks.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Ohio’s train derailment – not spy balloons – is the real national security threat

by Brad Martin and Aaron Clark-Ginsberg Los Angeles Times February 21, 2023February 22, 2023

The railroad accident and chemical spill underscore the slow degradation of U.S. infrastructure and disaster response.

Times Record Opinion

The Conversation: 3 things the pandemic taught us about inequality in college — and why they matter today

by Elena G. van Stee University of Pennsylvania February 21, 2023February 20, 2023

THE CONVERSATION — Elise, a nursing student at an elite U.S. university in the Northeast, found herself back home and sleeping on the floor of her parents’ one-bedroom apartment after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in March 2020. It was tough to get a good night’s sleep as family members passed through to the kitchen […]