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Maine Voices: Gold Star families know ‘the pain that cannot forget’

by John W. McCarthy Special to the Press Herald May 30, 2022May 30, 2022

The years go by, but for those who are left behind, time does not erase loss.

Paul Mills: Linn Wells and the Monday Memorial Day

by Paul Mills May 30, 2022May 30, 2022

Linn Wells pulled no punches. It was Saturday, May 30, 1970. The longtime Bowdoin coach, eight-year Navy veteran and television sportscaster was outraged. Now station manager and “roving reporter” for Farmington’s WKTJ, Wells was broadcasting from an event in his hometown of Wilton being conducted in defiance of a new state law. He had nothing […]

Op-Eds, Opinion

Hilary Koch: ‘Everyone else has solved it. Solve it’

by Hilary Koch May 29, 2022May 26, 2022

The price of political cowardice toward guns is the continued loss of life.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Jim Fossel: Ukraine aid is in our national interest

by Jim Fossel May 29, 2022May 28, 2022

But conservatives who call themselves nationalists are mistakenly opposing it.

Op-Eds, Opinion

The Maine Millennial: Attack ad teaches Gov. Mills the wrong lesson

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal May 29, 2022May 28, 2022

Don’t yield to bullies – they’ll just keep coming back for more.

Greg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion

The View From Here: The real power of ‘the gun lobby’

by Greg Kesich May 29, 2022May 28, 2022

We can’t pass meaningful public safety laws until we can overcome a fatal lack of trust.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Commentary: When partisanship trumps journalistic integrity, the truth loses

by Stephen Diamond Special to the Telegram May 29, 2022May 28, 2022

It is clear that smear has carried the day when the Press Herald’s editorial page editor is willing to brand someone a liar without even calling that person.