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Rep. Pingree: Pandemic offers opportunity for food system reform

by Rep. Chellie Pingree Special to the Press Herald May 13, 2020May 13, 2020

Let’s expand the market for local farms and food producers and treat those who grow, sell and serve our food as essential.

by Eve Allegra Raimon Special to the Press Herald May 12, 2020May 12, 2020

It’s becoming clear how much elected officials have embraced coverups and silencing as a strategy to manage the COVID crisis.

by Miriam Johnson and Timothy Kenlan May 12, 2020May 11, 2020

No one wants frivolous lawsuits, but it is important to hold nursing homes and other medicals providers accountable when they make errors.

by Daniel G. Kagan Special to the Press Herald May 12, 2020May 12, 2020

Most Maine businesses are acting responsibly and they are obeying the law – which is the best immunity one can get from a lawsuit.

by The Editorial Board May 12, 2020May 11, 2020

We need to maintain the bonds of connection even more when schools have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.

by The Editorial Board May 11, 2020May 11, 2020

Historic job losses are occurring everywhere and won’t be slowed without intervention from Washington.

by Peter Garrett May 11, 2020May 8, 2020

The coronavirus-related shutdown is showing us what happens when one kind of air pollution goes away.

by Grace Leavitt Special to the Press Herald May 11, 2020May 11, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic exposed inequities in our schools that won’t be cured with a vaccine.

by The Editorial Board May 10, 2020May 8, 2020

With creativity and good policy, Maine’s vaunted dining industry can flourish again.

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal May 10, 2020September 13, 2020

Relief is slow in coming for the people who have lost their jobs as a result of the global pandemic.