2023 – Page 1148 – The Portland Press Herald

Maine Voices: Let’s move ahead with Belfast fish farm proposal

by Carl Wilcox Special to the Press Herald August 18, 2023August 17, 2023

Grant Nordic Aquafarms the power of eminent domain to raise farm-raised salmon, which is more sustainable and economical than lobster.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: It’s time for a national security strategy for military recruiting

by Thomas W. Spoehr The Heritage Foundation August 18, 2023August 17, 2023

Failing to solve this crisis carries such grave danger for America that a broad-based, sustained effort is vital.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: When will we pay appropriate attention to late-life care?

by The Editorial Board August 18, 2023August 17, 2023

Under Medicare, eligibility for hospice care is narrowly capped. Once it ends, as a recent Press Herald report outlined in heartrending detail, you’re on your own.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Housing is Fed’s secret weapon in battle against inflation

by Karl W. Smith Bloomberg Opinion August 18, 2023August 17, 2023

Shelter costs are on the decline and should keep the central bank from raising borrowing costs much further – if at all.

Girls Soccer, Sports, Varsity Maine

Girls’ soccer: Old Orchard Beach takes on new challenges this fall

by Travis Lazarczyk August 18, 2023August 18, 2023

The Seagulls are moving down to Class D for the first time with a deep but inexperienced squad this season.

Letters

Letter to the editor: It’s right to disqualify Trump from 2024 ballot

August 18, 2023August 17, 2023

His efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election should keep him from running for president again.

Letters

Letter to the editor: Stop U.S. banks from bankrolling fossil fuels

August 18, 2023August 17, 2023

To protect our civilization from the loss of a stable climate, we have to quickly slow the melting of the glaciers in the Arctic and Antarctic. Until the 1970s, the ice of the Earth’s poles provided enough of the planet’s natural reflection of the sun’s rays to keep our climate steady. We cannot maintain a […]

Letters

Letter to the editor: Speed of motorized skateboards alarms

August 18, 2023August 17, 2023

I write to bring awareness to town managers and parents of children who ride motorized skateboards. I have been jogging the streets of Yarmouth since 1991. I have occasion to pass by students who are on their way to and from school, sports events, practices and so on. They are respectful, friendly and outgoing young […]