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Commentary: For heaven’s sake, get the COVID-19 vaccination

by Jay Ambrose Tribune News Service July 13, 2021July 13, 2021

Conservative inoculation opponents frame the issue as a matter of rights when in fact it’s a matter of everyday morality.

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal July 4, 2021July 3, 2021

As we continue to make Earth more hospitable to pests and less hospitable to humans, Mainers age 40 and under are going to pay the highest price.

by The Editorial Board June 18, 2021June 17, 2021

For some reason, the chance to win a $1 million prize grabs the imagination in a way that preventing illness does not.

by Gita Rao Special to the Press Herald June 18, 2021June 25, 2021

All adults have an opportunity to play a role in the well-being of our youth, especially as they return to a semblance of their pre-COVID lives.

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal June 13, 2021June 12, 2021

As COVID recedes, many are experiencing what those of us with anxiety deal with all of the time.

by The Editorial Board June 6, 2021June 5, 2021

A lesson of COVID that we should never forget is that we all have a stake in each other’s health.

by Lori K. Gramlich and Steve Mills Special to the Press Herald May 20, 2021May 20, 2021

L.D. 1501 provides a way for the dental profession and our state to protect all children from preventable dental disease.

by Richard McWilliams Special to the Press Herald May 11, 2021May 12, 2021

New Zealand learned from the Native people there and avoided the worst of COVID’s toll. We should heed their experience.

Facing a problem that’s bigger than us, trust is a survival tool.

by Danielle Tumminio Hansen The Seminary of the Southwest May 9, 2021May 8, 2021

Public health protocols may have led to limited attendance in houses of worship, but for many the need for prayer has grown.