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Bill Nemitz: When the mail slowed, Maine postal workers picked up their whistles

Without front-line workers willing to sound the alarm, the postal service crisis may have gone undetected far longer.

by Diane Kibbin Special to the Press Herald August 20, 2020August 20, 2020

COVID continues to most severely disrupt – and threaten – our elders, who have faced the risk with grit and grace.

by Connie Zhu Special to the Press Herald August 19, 2020August 19, 2020

Amid surging anti-Asian harassment, I’m heartened by these young people’s maturity, compassion and willingness to forgo their normal activities.

by George Smith August 19, 2020August 19, 2020

Read “Blue Deserts” and find out just how destructive they can be.

by Teresa Pierce Special to the Press Herald August 19, 2020September 14, 2020

We need to expand voter registration opportunities, maximize the use of absentee voting and ensure safe and efficient in-person voting on Nov. 3.

by Carrie A. LeVan August 18, 2020August 17, 2020

There are a lot of benefits, and claims of fraud do not hold up.

by Lindsay Knapp Special to the Telegram August 16, 2020August 17, 2020

Forgotten Orchard is encouraging Mainers to look for overlooked fruit along roadsides and in yards and see that it gets harvested and distributed.

by Jim Fossel August 16, 2020August 15, 2020

The Founders wanted the legislative branch to be a check on the executive’s power, but that’s not happening.

For deaf and hard-of-hearing Mainers, communicating through face coverings amid the pandemic has become all but impossible.

We need to find ways to hear the voices that have been silenced.