2021

Bethany Mulkern wrote, in a letter in the Jan. 7 Portland Press Herald, “that a contingent of congressional Republicans is attempting to suppress the will of the American people should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with Republican voter-suppression efforts.” Last April Judicial Watch, a conservative, nonpartisan foundation, filed a suit to force Pennsylvania […]

Business, Maine

In the Maine woods, preparations signal imminent start of CMP power line project

by Tux Turkel January 12, 2021January 11, 2021

In court papers Monday, the developer says access road plowing started Monday and construction is expected to begin on or about Jan. 18.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Collins should challenge Trump’s lies

by The Editorial Board January 12, 2021January 11, 2021

Mainers who voted for Donald Trump need to hear unequivocally from the whole congressional delegation that the 2020 election was aboveboard.

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Seeing the immune-suppressed in the COVID pandemic

by Tanya Sheehan Special to the Press Herald January 12, 2021January 11, 2021

For people with invisible illnesses like Crohn’s disease to become a priority when vaccines are allocated, our stories need to be told.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Mob riots aren’t our only crisis. Jobs are evaporating while COVID deaths skyrocket

by Jon Healey Los Angeles Times January 12, 2021January 11, 2021

The country is sliding in more ways than one, and we can’t afford to ignore it.

American Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly

Mainewhile: Make truth-telling great again

by Heather D. Martin January 12, 2021January 11, 2021

Well. I chose a heck of a time to give up outrage, huh? I mean, giving up outrage for New Year’s and then having the week we had is like giving up sugar only to have a French patisserie open up next door. Because truly, the events of the past week, described by many (including […]

American Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly

Life Unwound: Letter of love

by Susan Lebel Young January 12, 2021January 11, 2021

My mother died a year ago between Christmas and New Year’s. I’ve thought about her often and that song from the musical “Rent” keeps reappearing: “How do you measure a year? In daylights? In sunsets? In midnights? In cups of coffee? In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife?” How do we measure a life? […]