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Maine Voices: The fate of a species is in our hands

by Alison Rieser Special to the Press Herald November 7, 2020November 9, 2020

Until new, long-term protections for right whales are in place, federal regulators must take emergency action.

by The Editorial Board November 5, 2020November 4, 2020

The victory of Maine’s first five-term senator bucks the national trend of increasingly polarized politics.

by David Vail and Barbara Vickery Special to the Press Herald November 5, 2020November 5, 2020

The latest referendum push wouldn’t just block this project but would also create hurdles for other clean-energy proposals.

by Tyler Cowen Bloomberg Opinion November 4, 2020November 4, 2020

The coming fights over cost and access to COVID treatments are guaranteed to displease most Americans.

by Tae Chong Special to the Press Herald November 4, 2020November 4, 2020

Often-overlooked housing programs and models can help working poor Maine families build the equity they need to weather financial storms.

by The Editorial Board November 3, 2020November 2, 2020

With coronavirus infections on the rise, it makes sense to slow the scheduled reopenings of some businesses.

by Thomas J. Bollyky and Stewart M. Patrick Special to the Los Angeles Times November 3, 2020November 3, 2020

As lethal as this coronavirus has been, a novel influenza – for example – could be worse.

Medicine-assisted treatment and harm reduction are not enough to stop the rising death toll in Maine.

by Jim Fossel November 1, 2020October 31, 2020

The events are designed to protect major-party candidates from challenges by hopefuls on their own ideological flanks.

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal November 1, 2020October 31, 2020

The Victoria of four years ago didn’t think she could handle a post-Nov. 8, 2016, world. But that was then.