Op-Eds - Centralmaine.com

Maine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: COVID exacerbated our society’s existing mental health crisis

by Kelly Barton Special to the Press Herald May 11, 2022May 10, 2022

Seeking help for behavioral health or substance use issues isn’t a sign of weakness. It’s actually a sign of strength.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Scholars Strategy Network: The tax code is unfair, but it doesn’t have to be

by Ryan LaRochelle Special to Central Maine Newspapers May 10, 2022May 9, 2022

Americans don’t seem to agree about much today. But one thing they do agree on is that the American tax code is unfair. A 2017 Pew Research poll found that 56% of Americans, including majorities of both Democrats and Republicans, viewed the tax system as unfair. Political scientist Vanessa Williamson’s research shows that Americans actually […]

Maine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: World’s largest humanitarian crisis continues as we look elsewhere

by Marian Dalton Special to the Press Herald May 10, 2022May 10, 2022

The only way to end U.S. complicity in hundreds of thousands of Yemeni civilians’ deaths is for Congress to withdraw all U.S. support for the country’s civil war.

Maine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Banning sex education would be very bad for kids

by Margaret Grace Myers Special to the Press Herald May 9, 2022May 9, 2022

Maine Republicans should not want to keep valuable health information away from students in the state’s schools.

Maine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Comparison of Zelensky to Hitler shows persistence of antisemitic myths

by Robert Bernheim Special to the Telegram May 8, 2022May 6, 2022

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s groundless statements provide us here in Maine with an excellent opportunity to continue a difficult conversation.