opinion Archives - The Portland Press Herald

The humble Farmer: The $7 alternative to replacing a $500 appliance

by Robert Skoglund June 22, 2019June 21, 2019

Even a hint that something can’t be fixed can breathe new resolve into an old Maine man.

by Susan Roche Special to the Press Herald June 22, 2019December 27, 2019

We need to demand comprehensive reform and fight policies that dismantle due process and access to justice.

by Gina Barreca Hartford Courant June 22, 2019June 21, 2019

My gadget of choice cost a couple bucks at Ocean State Job Lot, and it keeps me from going crazy.

by Chicago Tribune June 22, 2019June 24, 2019

The 10-year boom is a remarkable achievement for American employers and workers.

by Lori Poulin Special to the Press Herald June 21, 2019June 21, 2019

This year’s girls’ tennis team – as well as the girls who came before them – can be proud of all the work they’ve done, on the court and off.

by Marc A. Thiessen The Washington Post June 21, 2019June 20, 2019

Watch his rivals pounce as he defends not segregation, but civility and compromise.

by Jon Leibowitz Special to the Press Herald June 21, 2019June 21, 2019

If we choose to protect them, old, wild forests are capable of storing carbon and preserving the habitat of a variety of species.

by Katherine Cassidy Special to the Press Herald June 20, 2019June 19, 2019

Proposed foreign aid cuts would eliminate a volunteer farmer training program and other initiatives that help people start anew.

by Dana Milbank The Washington Post June 20, 2019June 19, 2019

As President Trump formally kicks off his re-election campaign, he’s perpetually stuck in 2016.

by Leonard Pitts Jr. The Miami Herald June 19, 2019June 19, 2019

This is the story of an ongoing crime: America’s long history of using dark-skinned men as its all-purpose ‘other.’