2026 – Page 632 – The Portland Press Herald

Kids like me shouldn’t be feeling so scared | Letter

February 20, 2026February 19, 2026

I’m in fifth grade and part of a nice community; I go to school, I have friends, and my parents take care of me. But lately, even with all of that, I feel scared. I’ve been hearing the news more than I used to. One night, I was sleeping over at a friend’s house when […]

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Business, Maine, Nation & World, News

What the Supreme Court tariff decision means for Maine

by Daniel Kool February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Tariffs have proven difficult for Maine businesses to navigate for months.

Op-eds, Opinion

Online romance scams prey on our basic nature | Opinion

by Lew Alessio February 20, 2026February 19, 2026

These deceptions succeed because they are built around something profoundly, inherently human: the wish to be desired and to be chosen.

Letters

There’s a difference between arrest and abduction | Letter

February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

The actions of ICE, here in Portland and throughout the United States, has created an atmosphere of fear and paranoia. The Trump administration, the worst of the worst, is violating the spirit of the Constitution: “In order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic tranquility…” Under usual circumstances, when an arrest is […]

Maine, News, Politics

Janet Mills attends governors meeting with Trump hours after announcing she wouldn’t

by Morgan Womack February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

She initially planned to boycott the event after the White House refused to invite 2 Democratic governors, then did an 11th-hour about-face once those governors attended the meeting after all.