opinion Archives - The Portland Press Herald

Commentary: Wear your mask to save a life, and a Maine business

by Matthew Wellington and Anthony Allen Special to the Press Herald October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

The key to reopening safely, and staying open, is to protect our health.

by Owen Hoffsten Special to the Press Herald October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

A Green New Deal for Portland will encourage affordable-housing development by requiring sustainability practices that would slow warming.

by The Editorial Board October 28, 2020October 27, 2020

Republican members push through a Supreme Court confirmation but can’t find time to negotiate help for millions of Americans.

by Raymond P. Diamond Special to the Press Herald October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

If the inhumanity of the Trump administration’s policy toward undocumented immigrants doesn’t sway voters, maybe the cost to taxpayers will.

by Joel Merry Special to the Press Herald October 27, 2020October 26, 2020

She has secured the resources to fight the opioid epidemic and helped protect retired first responders’ health benefits.

by Jonette Christian Special to the Press Herald October 27, 2020October 27, 2020

The party’s platform is centered on a selective application of law enforcement that looks a lot like ‘openish’ borders.

by The Editorial Board October 27, 2020October 26, 2020

It’s getting too late to mail in a ballot, but people still have a number of ways to cast their vote.

by Destie Hohman Sprague October 26, 2020October 25, 2020

Voters should remember at the polls the unjust process that pushed Amy Coney Barrett to a Senate vote.

by Marvin M. Ellison and Jane Field Special to the Telegram October 25, 2020October 24, 2020

We can commit to actively protecting the right to vote by pledging to ‘defend democracy faithfully.’

As Susan Collins and Sara Gideon scrap for votes, the margin of victory in Greater Portland towns could decide the election.