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Maine Voices: LGBTQ people have come a long way, but we still have a long way to go

by Marpheen Chann Special to the Press Herald June 14, 2019June 14, 2019

Pride is the time to celebrate the rights that have been won and gather the strength to fight efforts to take them away.

Maine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: During this bike-riding season, let’s look out for one another

by Jim Tasse Special to the Press Herald June 13, 2019June 12, 2019

State law gives cyclists the right to choose what they consider to be a safe position as they ride.

Bill Nemitz, Op-Eds, Opinion

Bill Nemitz: Hey neighbors, why are asylum seekers just a ‘Portland problem’?

by Bill Nemitz June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

As a wave of newcomers arrives from the Mexican border, it’s time for other communities to step up.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Commentary: Trump’s thuggish border policies aren’t working

by Scott Martelle June 12, 2019June 24, 2019

Two nuggets of information from the federal government last week paint a stark portrait of failed government policies toward migration. Despite President Donald Trump’s heavy-handed approach — belligerence, threats, tariffs and mass detentions designed to dissuade would-be immigrants from trying to cross the border and enter the United States — apprehensions exceeded 144,000 people at […]

Maine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Anti-‘Medicare for All’ industry group doesn’t serve patients’ interests

by Daniel C. Bryant Special to the Press Herald June 12, 2019June 12, 2019

Partnership for America’s Health Care Future members benefit from the status quo – but nobody else does.

Op-Eds, Opinion

George Smith: Dads, grampies deserve thanks

by George Smith June 12, 2019June 11, 2019

Every Father’s Day, I think about how blessed I am.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Community College System president: Governor’s bond package needed to boost Maine economy

by David Daigler Special to the Press Herald June 12, 2019June 12, 2019

Education and focused training are key to closing the workforce development gap.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Ramesh Ponnuru: Biden’s flip on abortion funding hurts him and his party

by Ramesh Ponnuru June 11, 2019December 27, 2019

Maybe Joe Biden had to flip on the question of taxpayer funding for abortion in order to win the Democratic presidential nomination. All of his rivals supported that funding, and the party has become more and more aggressive on abortion. Where the 1990s Democratic platforms said abortion should be “safe, legal and rare,” the 2016 […]