Op-eds - Portland Press Herald

Bill Nemitz: Next up in Maine’s power struggle: A consumer-owned electric utility

Tuesday’s vote against the NECEC transmission corridor doesn’t bode well for the future of CMP and Versant Power.

Unplanned events, not political ideology, dictate how city government will function.

The national focus is on two moderate Democrats, leaving Republican Collins and independent King out of the conversation.

The COVID-19 pandemic is a good example of the guard’s shift from hostilities overseas to helping here at home.

by Robert Skoglund November 6, 2021November 18, 2021

To cap off the day, I wound up feeding a visiting dog our supper. At least he’s a good boy.

by Mila Plavsic and Chris Cabot Special to the Press Herald November 6, 2021November 5, 2021

Undeveloped land is ‘natural infrastructure’ that prevents flooding and other impacts of increasingly common severe weather events.

by Jack Kartez Special to the Press Herald November 5, 2021November 5, 2021

Without communication between all the affected parties, you can’t develop the public trust needed to succeed.

by Joe Mokler Special to the Press Herald November 4, 2021November 3, 2021

We won’t be able to address our core problems with a system that concentrates wealth and power.

Question 1’s overwhelming victory on Tuesday was, in the end, inevitable.

by Leonard Pitts Jr. The Miami Herald November 3, 2021November 10, 2021

At least one teacher has found that students are not traumatized when they hear the truth, but they are angry that they hadn’t heard it before.