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Toy Fund president: Maine’s generosity brightens Christmas for struggling families

by Stefanie Hirsch Manning Press Herald Toy Fund President January 5, 2021September 22, 2021

With your donations we have been able to not only serve the increased volume of requests for toys, but also start 2021 on much better footing.

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Our state has far to go to live up to voter-friendly reputation

by Ryder Kessler Special to the Press Herald January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

Innovation is lagging, common-sense laws seen elsewhere are not in place here, and too many municipalities don’t enforce the inclusive statutes that Maine has.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Trump’s election denial damages democracy

by The Editorial Board January 5, 2021January 4, 2021

There’s only one truth about the 2020 presidential election: Biden won.

Times Record Opinion

Douglas Rooks: Divisions must be bridged, not deplored

by By Douglas Rooks Guest column January 4, 2021January 3, 2021

As has already been said – a little too often – the one thing Americans can agree about, when it come to politics, is that we’re thoroughly divided. Our legal system, like the two-party system, is adversarial, but – at least so far – judges and lawyers, juries and court clerks seem more inclined to […]