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Gordon L. Weil: Nobel Prizes signal rise of women

by Gordon L. Weil Guest column October 13, 2023October 12, 2023

Among this year’s Nobel Prizes, four of the six awards went to a woman – two of them without a male counterpart. The world’s top prizes recognized the role of women in a rare year of multiple women winners. They won outright the Peace and Economic Sciences prizes and shared with men in Physics and […]

Times Record Opinion

LC Van Savage: Airports and other places

by LC Van Savage Guest column October 13, 2023October 12, 2023

Have you ever gone to an airport only to find that your plane has been delayed? By lots of hours? Of course you have. So have I. It’s kind of a Rite of Passage or something, I think, no pun. But at the risk of sounding a bit disingenuous I’ll confess here that unless I […]

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Election officials are quitting in droves. Here’s why you should care.

by Mark Z. Barabak Los Angeles Times October 13, 2023October 12, 2023

New research has uncovered a troubling exodus of local election officials – those on the front lines fighting to preserve and protect our democracy. Lawmakers need to act.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Question 3 aims to fix what’s wrong with CMP, Versant

by Gordon L. Weil Special to the Press Herald October 13, 2023October 12, 2023

Their rates are too high and their reliability is too low. And they’ve had plenty of time to fix both and haven’t.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: It’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It’s up to all of us to do something.

by Patrisha McLean Special to the Press Herald October 13, 2023October 12, 2023

In coverage of domestic violence rampages, officials invariably say there is no threat to the public. They are wrong. The impact can be felt throughout Maine communities.

Times Record Opinion

Sustainable Practice: Sustainable home energy strategies

by Fred Horch Sustainable Practice October 12, 2023October 12, 2023

Maine has been making national headlines for blowing past its goal to install 100,000 efficient air-source electric heat pumps. A better name for them might be “cool pumps,” as the main selling point for many Mainers is not the heating, but the cooling. Why install an air conditioner when you can install a heat pump […]

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Pine Tree Power provides a path to a cleaner, more resilient Maine

by Amy Eshoo Special to the Press Herald October 12, 2023October 11, 2023

Under Pine Tree Power, Mainers will call the shots, not executives in a boardroom with one eye on Wall Street.

Maine Voices, Opinion

Maine Voices: ‘Sweeping’ encampments makes sick and unhoused Portlanders even more vulnerable

by Beth Garbitelli and Kinna Thakarar Special to the Press Herald October 12, 2023October 11, 2023

Forcible relocation makes people sicker by causing isolation, infection and loss of medication. Instead, let’s make encampments safer and bolster public health and affordable-housing funding.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Netanyahu should take his own advice to avoid wider war

by Marc Champion Bloomberg Opinion October 12, 2023October 11, 2023

The pressure on the Israeli prime minister to exact revenge will be immense. He must resist it.

Times Record Opinion

The Conversation: The Gaza Strip — why the history of the densely populated enclave is key to understanding the current conflict

by Maha Nassar, University of Arizona The Conversation October 11, 2023October 11, 2023

THE CONVERSATION — The focus on conflict in the Middle East has again returned to the Gaza Strip, with Israel’s defense minister ordering a “complete siege” of the Palestinian enclave. The military operation, which involves extensive bombing of residences, follows a surprise attack on Oct. 7, 2023, by Hamas militants who infiltrated Israel from Gaza and killed more […]