Op-eds - Portland Press Herald

Commentary: Question 3 a common-sense effort to secure the right to grow our own food

by Jesse Watson Special to the Press Herald October 20, 2021October 19, 2021

If you want a more ecologically sound and economically free and just food system, vote ‘yes.’

by Nick Murray Special to the Press Herald October 20, 2021October 19, 2021

Instead of hoping for Washington to bail us out, Maine legislators should take a scalpel to onerous regulations.

by Rebecca Hobbes Special to the Press Herald October 19, 2021October 18, 2021

Each perpetrator is someone else’s supportive friend, loving brother, caring father, helpful neighbor or favorite coworker.

by Jared Alper The Fulcrum October 19, 2021October 18, 2021

Make primaries nonpartisan; standardize ballot and financing rules, and include all general election candidates in public debates.

by Jim Fossel October 17, 2021October 17, 2021

The government should focus on supporting community relief efforts, not supplanting them with costly bureaucracy.

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal October 17, 2021October 16, 2021

While I weep for the trees that will be cut down, I see the CMP power corridor project as a necessary evil.

by Sen. Craig Hickman Special to the Telegram October 17, 2021November 26, 2021

Maine should amend our Constitution to enshrine a right to food, the state senator and organic farmer writes.

A deceptive TV ad from the past should remind us that fighting pollution can’t be done on an individual basis.

by Amy Fried and Douglas B. Harris Special to The Washington Post October 17, 2021October 16, 2021

Conservatives have long stoked distrust in government – and now we are paying for it.

by Cullen Ryan Special to the Press Herald October 16, 2021October 15, 2021

If Portland’s Question 1 passes, the people experiencing homelessness will have to wait years for a new planning process to bear fruit.