opinion Archives - The Portland Press Herald

Maine Voices: Essential workers have earned the hazard pay Portland voters approved

by Caleb Horton Special to the Press Herald March 10, 2021March 9, 2021

We are proud to be keeping local people fed and healthy, but we shouldn’t have to bear the burden of the pandemic.

by Mihir Sharma Bloomberg Opinion March 10, 2021March 9, 2021

The world had hoped ‘America First’ would end when Joe Biden replaced Donald Trump as president. It hasn’t.

by Ty Hobson-Powell Progressive Media Project March 9, 2021March 8, 2021

This is about enfranchising the more than 700,000 mostly Black and brown people who have waited centuries for representation in Congress.

by Ramesh Ponnuru Bloomberg Opinion March 9, 2021March 8, 2021

It ought to be clear, a year into the pandemic, that COVID-19 isn’t fake news and the U.S. isn’t a failed state.

by Trudy Rubin The Philadelphia Inquirer March 9, 2021March 8, 2021

‘2034: A Novel of the Next World War’ is fiction that envisions how we could blunder into conflict with Beijing.

by The Editorial Board March 9, 2021March 8, 2021

Millions of families, in Maine and across the country, can’t wait for a slow economic recovery to reach them.

by The Editorial Board March 8, 2021March 7, 2021

Maine should follow 11 other states and establish a program to help farmers improve their yields and fight climate change.

by Norine Seymour Special to the Press Herald March 8, 2021March 7, 2021

Why would we pay dues that would give us benefits we already have and make the patient a secondary consideration?

by The Editorial Board March 7, 2021March 6, 2021

Twelve months since the state’s first case, we are among the safest in the country – with much work left to do.

by Jim Fossel March 7, 2021March 6, 2021

Republicans in Augusta should insist that COVID relief money is targeted to replace lost revenue, not to fund new programs.