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Maine Voices: Insurance payment delays highlight deepening crisis for Maine EMS providers

by Jay Bradshaw Special to the Press Herald April 30, 2022May 2, 2022

It seems inconceivable that a call to 911 may go unanswered, but such a nightmare scenario is closer on a daily basis than the public may realize.

Maine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: For-profit utilities still hold the keys to our climate transition

by Seth Berry Special to the Press Herald April 29, 2022April 29, 2022

Despite modest steps, CMP and Versant will still make progress difficult and costly.

Maine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Kids deserve a government that takes action to protect their health

by Sarah Southard Special to the Press Herald April 28, 2022April 28, 2022

The testing of Maine’s schools for lead in the water started last fall, wraps up May 31 and identifies a threat for proper remediation.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Commentary: How to support caregiving children of wounded veterans

by Kristopher Rotenberry Special to The Baltimore Sun April 28, 2022April 28, 2022

Feeling recognized would assure us that we do not face these challenges alone, an Afghanistan War veteran’s son says.

Maine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: How Holocaust survivors first remembered their murdered millions

by Abraham J. Peck Special to the Press Herald April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

The effort to establish a new holy day in the Jewish calendar was the result of an extraordinary vision only a year after the concentration camps’ liberation.

Maine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Can We? Project students provide an example for the rest of the country

by John Suttie and Philip Rossetti Special to the Press Herald April 26, 2022April 25, 2022

Our hope is increased for a future where respectful disagreements lead to productive discourse that once again grounds a well-functioning American democracy.