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Our View: CMP rate debate needs to be as farsighted as possible

by The Editorial Board September 20, 2022September 19, 2022

That the grid is in need of urgent repair and reinforcement is in no doubt. What’s not clear is how it should be financed.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Public-private partnership can pave way to hunger-free Maine

by Kristen Miale Special to the Press Herald September 20, 2022September 19, 2022

A unique collaboration spurred by the pandemic led to our state’s lowest food insecurity rates in nearly 20 years. We need more of the same.

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: American ‘devolution’ would be unmitigated global catastrophe

by Chris Burns Special to the Press Herald September 20, 2022September 19, 2022

Fiction has the luxury of not having to worry about issues it fails to consider. Reality doesn’t.

Times Record Opinion

The Conversation: School start times and screen time late in the evening exacerbate sleep deprivation in US teenagers

by Horacio de la Iglesia University of Washington September 19, 2022September 17, 2022

THE CONVERSATION — With the school year underway around the U.S., parents and caregivers are once again faced with the age-old struggle of wrangling groggy kids out of bed in the morning. For parents of preteens and teenagers, it can be particularly challenging. Sometimes this gets chalked up to laziness in teens. But the main […]