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Maine Voices: No COVID-19 relief? Blame lawsuit hoax

by Daniel G. Kagan Special to the Press Herald December 12, 2020December 11, 2020

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell insists that any aid package must include sweeping liability immunity for corporations that put profits over safety.

Editorials, Opinion

Another View: Goodbye to Betsy DeVos, who survived by accomplishing almost nothing

by Los Angeles Times December 12, 2020December 11, 2020

Her agenda as education secretary was mostly to push private schools and create fertile ground for sketchy for-profit colleges.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: How Mainers can ‘make the call’ to save veterans from suicide

by Frank Larkin Special to the Press Herald December 12, 2020December 15, 2020

Warrior Call asks Maine veterans to reach out and connect with current and former battle buddies and let them know you care.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Biden should enlist the C-suite to strengthen, safeguard democracy

by Tom Coleman The Fulcrum December 12, 2020December 11, 2020

There is a role – indeed a responsibility – for the business community to take concrete steps to shore up a democracy that has been under assault for the past four years.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Maine astronaut reaches beyond her childhood dreams

by The Editorial Board December 11, 2020December 10, 2020

Jessica Meir, who recently realized her dream of conducting a spacewalk, is on a short list to go to the moon, with Mars perhaps to come.

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: We’ll need nuclear power to reach clean-energy goals

by Donald A. Dubé Special to the Press Herald December 11, 2020December 11, 2020

Even if the Climate Action Plan helps Maine achieve carbon neutrality, advances in nuclear power production will be key to the planet’s long-term future.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: There’s a responsible way to end the federal marijuana ban

by Ramesh Ponnuru Bloomberg Opinion December 11, 2020December 10, 2020

The key to any nationwide legalization is to keep the free market out of it.

Editorials, Opinion

Another View: Grant Gen. Austin a waiver to run Defense Department

by New York Daily News December 11, 2020December 10, 2020

His military successes and failures warrant Senate scrutiny, as do his consulting work and corporate board service. But the fact that he retired only in 2016 shouldn’t be an obstacle.