Press Herald

Sarah Collins

Latest

Published
June 1, 2022

Leonard Pitts: Conservatives run from common-sense solutions to gun violence

‘Yes’ to armed teachers, bulletproof classroom decorations and one-door schoolhouses. ‘No’ to reasonable limits on access to firearms.
Published
June 1, 2022

Commentary: Slowness to embrace four-day school week could be a good thing

This increasingly popular option, especially in districts in the nation’s rural areas, isn’t a major money-saver – though it does have other benefits, a new study finds.
Published
May 31, 2022

Maine Voices: Next month’s Trek Across Maine a celebration of Maine community

The annual fundraising cycling event promotes lung health and speaks to the strength of our social fabric.
Published
May 29, 2022

Letter to the editor: Don’t be fooled by Collins’ gun control grandstanding

She waited 10 years after Sandy Hook to advocate firearm safety legislation and backed justices who will expand gun rights.
Published
May 29, 2022

Commentary: When partisanship trumps journalistic integrity, the truth loses

It is clear that smear has carried the day when the Press Herald’s editorial page editor is willing to brand someone a liar without even calling that person.
Published
May 28, 2022

Maine Voices: Laws reducing the number of guns in our communities work – if we pass them

We don’t hear about the massacres that were prevented because Connecticut passed strict laws after Newtown. Here’s one example.
Published
May 28, 2022

Another View: Biden’s clarity on Taiwan presents risks

‘Strategic ambiguity’ has long been effective in U.S.-China relations.
Published
May 28, 2022

Commentary: New UMaine System board chair invites faculty engagement

While we might disagree about particular decisions, we all share the same goals of providing our students with an affordable, world-class education.
Published
May 28, 2022

Commentary: Governments should stop trying to make gasoline cheaper

Fuel prices will keep rising unless demand comes down. Policymakers are prolonging the pain by pushing people toward the pump.
Published
May 27, 2022

Commentary: Transparency lacking in coverage of F3 Defense controversy

The Maine entrepreneurship nonprofit that trained F3 was denied the chance to offer an informed response to reports that racial animus motivated F3’s founder.