Op-eds - Portland Press Herald

Maine Voices: Your vote – use it now or prepare yourself to lose it

by Peter Fromuth Special to the Press Herald October 16, 2020October 16, 2020

Flaws in our Constitution and laws could enable the loser of the 2016 popular vote to overrule democracy if he’s not decisively trounced Nov. 3.

by Barbara S. Held Special to the Press Herald October 15, 2020October 15, 2020

COVID-19 shows that if we accept as true only what we want to be true, then we’ll overlook what we prefer not to see.

by Leonard Pitts Jr. The Miami Herald October 14, 2020October 14, 2020

This sort of violence and bitterness stems from the conviction that by dint of color or culture, one deserves the final word.

by Dugan Shipway Special to the Press Herald October 14, 2020October 13, 2020

A former BIW president says that not only shipyard workers but also seniors and schoolchildren are among the many who will benefit.

by Finn Veerkamp Special to the Press Herald October 14, 2020October 14, 2020

Turnout among 18- to 29-year-olds has been on the rise, but we still trail other groups. Let’s change that.

With video cameras rolling, ‘Hoosier News Now’ turned a peaceful day into a pain in the backside.

by Monica Hesse The Washington Post October 13, 2020October 13, 2020

We don’t have to support giving one of the nation’s most powerful jobs to a woman who’d use it to take away other women’s rights.

by Thomas Griffith Bloomberg Opinion October 13, 2020October 13, 2020

If a person of faith commits himself or herself to the mandated oath, that person will commit to following the Constitution and U.S. law.

by Robert Klose Special to the Press Herald October 13, 2020October 12, 2020

The U.S. has been doing great damage to not only itself, but to other countries as well, sundering alliances and alienating allies.

by Scott Martelle Los Angeles Times October 13, 2020October 12, 2020

The threat of terrorism originating inside the United States – whether by groups or ‘lone wolves’ – has been overlooked.