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Maine Voices: Our forests offer a valuable buffer against climate change

by Karin R. Tilberg Special to the Press Herald October 24, 2022October 23, 2022

Forest conservation easements will be key in conserving 30% of Maine lands by 2030.

by The Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board October 24, 2022October 23, 2022

The work of balancing the scales after decades of a failed war on drugs is far from over.

by David A. Hopkins Bloomberg Opinion October 23, 2022October 22, 2022

The new trend is distinguished more by its emphasis on cultural nostalgia than by any movement away from traditional conservative economics.

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal October 23, 2022October 22, 2022

Portland’s ballot questions on short-term rentals and tenant protections didn’t fall from the sky.

by The Editorial Board October 23, 2022October 22, 2022

Competing interests are colliding in the Gulf of Maine. It’ll be up to our elected officials to find a compromise.

by Katie Hill Special to the Telegram October 23, 2022October 22, 2022

Investment in evidence-based approaches can help guide our rural communities out of crisis.

by Jim Fossel October 23, 2022October 22, 2022

When it comes to tempering the cost of living, President Biden could have done a whole lot more by doing a whole lot less.

by Kathleen Sullivan Special to the Telegram October 23, 2022October 22, 2022

Mental health experts often tell us to ‘breathe through’ things. Faced with the terror and grief of today, that encouragement is misguided.

by Kenneth P. Burke Special to the Press Herald October 22, 2022October 21, 2022

Let’s pull together for an endangered species that, as you may have noticed in recent weeks, has no constituency.

by Martin Schram Tribune News Service October 22, 2022October 21, 2022

What we’re confronting today is primarily global; not just fueled but also fired up by the supply chain shutdown during the worst of the pandemic.