Op-eds - Portland Press Herald

Commentary: Voting ‘yes’ on Portland’s Question C is the most rational choice

by Owen Hoffsten Special to the Press Herald October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

A Green New Deal for Portland will encourage affordable-housing development by requiring sustainability practices that would slow warming.

by Raymond P. Diamond Special to the Press Herald October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

If the inhumanity of the Trump administration’s policy toward undocumented immigrants doesn’t sway voters, maybe the cost to taxpayers will.

by Joel Merry Special to the Press Herald October 27, 2020October 26, 2020

She has secured the resources to fight the opioid epidemic and helped protect retired first responders’ health benefits.

by Jonette Christian Special to the Press Herald October 27, 2020October 27, 2020

The party’s platform is centered on a selective application of law enforcement that looks a lot like ‘openish’ borders.

by Destie Hohman Sprague October 26, 2020October 25, 2020

Voters should remember at the polls the unjust process that pushed Amy Coney Barrett to a Senate vote.

by Marvin M. Ellison and Jane Field Special to the Telegram October 25, 2020October 24, 2020

We can commit to actively protecting the right to vote by pledging to ‘defend democracy faithfully.’

As Susan Collins and Sara Gideon scrap for votes, the margin of victory in Greater Portland towns could decide the election.

by Anne Holliday Abbott Special to the Telegram October 25, 2020October 24, 2020

A tradition that started in Mexico can fit quite well in proper New England.

by Melanie Green Special to The Conversation October 25, 2020October 23, 2020

Our need to feel like we belong to a group makes us easy to push into despising others.

Just when Maine needs them most, high schoolers rise to the occasion as election workers.