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Commentary: Whoopi Goldberg got it all wrong on the Holocaust. But if she can learn, we all can

by Karin Klein Los Angeles Times February 4, 2022February 4, 2022

Suspended for her misinformed comments, ‘The View’ co-host gives us all one model for how to go about changing our perceptions.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Commentary: Put an end to wrongful evictions of older Americans

by Bill Lueders Progressive Perspectives February 3, 2022February 3, 2022

My mom’s experience shows that state and federal laws requiring 30 days’ notice of nursing home discharges have been allowed to atrophy into irrelevance.

Maine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Legislature should ban solitary confinement in Maine’s jails, prisons

by Rossana Natalini Special to the Press Herald February 3, 2022February 3, 2022

L.D. 696 will put an end to a practice that has no rehabilitative purpose and that harms people who are incarcerated.

Maine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: People of faith urge legislators, Gov. Mills to support tribal sovereignty

by Evelyn Johnson Moore and John Hennessy Special to the Press Herald February 2, 2022February 3, 2022

L.D. 1626 is a necessary part of seeking reconciliation with the people of the Dawnland.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Commentary: Quality time with children – a pandemic trend that should stick around

by Jeffery M. Leving Special to the Chicago Tribune February 2, 2022February 2, 2022

Parents don’t have to take their kids out and spend money on them to give them undivided attention, a recently released survey shows.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Commentary: In mission to end intimate partner violence, VA is here to help

by LeAnn Bruce Special to the Press Herald February 1, 2022February 1, 2022

We are committed to giving veterans the support to foster healthy relationships, and we’re working to improve services to veterans who’ve experienced domestic abuse.