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Maine Voices: How do we fix our broken food system? Invest in local organic farms

by Sarah Alexander Special to the Press Herald May 20, 2021May 19, 2021

It would benefit us if the food we were eating didn’t travel so far – so let’s convert more Maine farmland to organic production.

by Leonard Pitts Jr. The Miami Herald May 19, 2021May 19, 2021

We still don’t have an answer to the question Marvin Gaye asked 50 years ago.

by The Editorial Board May 19, 2021May 19, 2021

The staffing shortage predates the pandemic and there is no sign of a letup, even if the dynamics have changed as a result of COVID.

by Kristen Cloutier and Rick Bennett Special to the Press Herald May 19, 2021May 18, 2021

No matter which side of the aisle you’re on, you can agree that these essential workers deserve the $2,000 that L.D. 296 will provide them.

by Jason Joyce and Linda Greenlaw Special to the Press Herald May 19, 2021May 19, 2021

Small Maine family fishing businesses will be displaced and shuttered by the unprecedented hurry to industrialize the ocean.

by Robert Graboyes Special to the Press Herald May 18, 2021May 19, 2021

Bills before the Legislature would prepare the regulatory landscape so Maine has greater and more precise remote diagnoses, monitoring and treatment.

by The Editorial Board May 18, 2021May 17, 2021

Bills that would make it more difficult to terminate a pregnancy come before state legislators as the Supreme Court takes on Roe v. Wade.

by Barbara S. Held Special to the Press Herald May 18, 2021July 1, 2021

Rep. Liz Cheney is an example of someone who’d rather risk disapproval with a candid ‘true self’ than put forward a more palatable ‘best self.’

by Peter Mao Special to the Press Herald May 17, 2021July 1, 2021

We joined forces to battle COVID. We can do the same to face the threats of global warming.

To make the economy grow, we need less focus on investors and more support for wage earners.