Real transformation or mere facelift? Joel Stekis and his contemporaries get to decide.
Siobhán Brett
Opinion editor
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Enthusiasm for tax cuts better channeled elsewhere
Maine’s historic surplus presents the state with more than one type of opportunity.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: This Trump campaign will be nothing like the last two
A former president is running for the first time in more than 100 years. That’s not the only part that’s unusual.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
From the opinion desk: Make your voice heard – join the Press Herald’s reader panel
An opinion section in Maine is worth nothing without input from the people who live here.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: This is what it takes to open a warming shelter?
Portland has to be capable of mobilizing to protect the homeless before there’s no choice left but to do it.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Clicking and scrolling will do nothing to improve our world
Our phones divide us. Our two-party democracy divides us. And I’m having a hard time feeling optimistic.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Silver Sneakers worth its weight in gold
Health care is about more than medicine and doctors’ appointments. Following daily routines, getting out in the community and having people to converse with all lead to better health outcomes. I’m able to accomplish all of these things because of my involvement with Silver Sneakers, an exercise class at Saint Joseph’s College in Standish. It’s […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Falling electric car prices don’t help low-income Americans
Knocking $10,000 off a $60,000 car matters little to low-income households; it’s more than they ever could – or would – spend on a car.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Following my daughter through our ever more gender-fluid world
A long-awaited trip from Maine to Prague was filled with the observations and revelations of a new parent of a trans child.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: When it comes to PFAS, pesticide availability is the least of our concerns
The Maine Board of Pesticides Control should act aggressively to phase out PFAS pesticides and promote safer alternatives for farmers, gardeners and landscapers.