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Maine Voices: Grandmother would know how to face this pandemic

by Deborah C. Martin Special to the Press Herald September 3, 2020December 21, 2021

A member of a practical generation that didn’t complain, this writer’s grandmother would have met the crisis head-on.

by Jeffrey Libby Special to the Press Herald September 2, 2020September 2, 2020

Maine should have more pre-release centers where prisoners can develop skills that they will need once they leave custody.

by Jane Seidenberg Special to the Press Herald September 1, 2020September 1, 2020

Once again, a failure to deal with a social problem is dumped on the schools to fix.

by Barbara Ives Special to the Press Herald August 27, 2020August 27, 2020

Everything around us conspires to make racism invisible to white people, but we can overcome that.

by Charles Lawton Special to the Press Herald August 26, 2020August 26, 2020

We need to recognize that as we learn more, best practices and recommendations can change.

by Joshua Gear Special to the Press Herald August 22, 2020September 14, 2020

Voters don’t have to worry that the independent will be the ‘spoiler’ of the U.S. Senate race.

by Célia Mantovani Special to the Press Herald August 21, 2020August 21, 2020

Mainers were suffering before the pandemic. The state should take steps to make it possible for more immigrant doctors to help them.

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 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.