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Maine Voices: Fire-free forests aren’t possible, but we can’t abandon prevention

by Bill Hamilton Special to the Press Herald October 17, 2020October 19, 2020

Containment efforts have paid off in Maine – in a record-breaking wildfire year here, the average acreage per fire is very low.

by Peter Fromuth Special to the Press Herald October 16, 2020October 16, 2020

Flaws in our Constitution and laws could enable the loser of the 2016 popular vote to overrule democracy if he’s not decisively trounced Nov. 3.

by Finn Veerkamp Special to the Press Herald October 14, 2020October 14, 2020

Turnout among 18- to 29-year-olds has been on the rise, but we still trail other groups. Let’s change that.

by Doreen Fournier Special to the Press Herald October 10, 2020October 12, 2020

Treat this substance like any other age-restricted product by safely storing it and modeling healthy behaviors.

by Gordon L. Weil October 5, 2020October 2, 2020

Maine should get in on the planning early as the four Atlantic provinces and Quebec weigh a grand proposal for clean energy.

by Patrisha McLean Special to the Press Herald October 5, 2020October 7, 2020

Survivors are threatened by state COVID policies that aim to reduce jail overcrowding.

by Ted O'Meara Special to the Telegram October 4, 2020October 5, 2020

A former Maine Republican chairman says the party he once led has abandoned its principles and deserves to lose the election.

by Steven Edmondson Special to the Press Herald October 3, 2020October 5, 2020

‘It’s all true,’ the young woman, no longer afraid to speak up, told her mother after a year of assaults, threats and insults.

by Anya Fetcher Special to the Press Herald September 28, 2020September 28, 2020

As the waters in the Gulf of Maine are warming rapidly, the Trump administration’s policies are making it worse.

by Jim Bailinson Special to the Press Herald September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

We need to encourage bipartisanship by restoring the 60-vote threshold for advancing nominations to the high court.