Op-eds - Portland Press Herald

Commentary: Is public power impossible in Maine? Not so fast.

by Gordon L. Weil Special to the Press Herald November 22, 2023November 22, 2023

The way to get there is to take it in steps, municipality by municipality.

by Robert Wasserstrom Special to the Press Herald November 21, 2023November 20, 2023

How can we move toward a low-carbon future without making life worse in low-income countries? The answer is local.

by Andreas Kluth Bloomberg Opinion November 21, 2023November 20, 2023

However imperfect, international law makes life for many people less nasty, brutish and short than it would otherwise be.

by Lawrence R. Ricci Special to the Press Herald November 21, 2023November 20, 2023

Few otherwise highly skilled physicians have the training and experience necessary to accurately determine if injuries are inflicted or accidental.

by Gerry Runte, Kay Aikin and Rebecca Schultz Special to the Press Herald November 20, 2023November 19, 2023

We sometimes forget that our regulatory structure is our means of local control.

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal November 19, 2023November 18, 2023

I’m sick and tired of having to tiptoe around the feelings of gun nuts.

by Frank C. Strasburger Special to the Telegram November 19, 2023November 18, 2023

What if, the world over, we treated one another not as friends or enemies but as the flawed human beings we all are?

by Noah Feldman Bloomberg Opinion November 19, 2023November 18, 2023

The court’s adoption of the code is a defensive maneuver; the buck continues to stop with the justices.

by Tony Payne Special to the Telegram November 19, 2023November 18, 2023

Our obsession with weapons has mostly to do with unfounded fears and feelings of personal inadequacy.

Both parties are stuck with candidates that the general public’s not enthused over.