Op-eds - Portland Press Herald

Commentary: Federal COVID response a missed opportunity to help Maine fishermen

by Ben Martens Special to the Press Herald June 26, 2020June 25, 2020

With real economic relief and a carefully developed support structure, the seafood industry can feed Americans and jump-start its next stage.

by Cheryl Sessions, Mike Hulsey and Chris LaRoche Special to the Press Herald June 25, 2020June 24, 2020

Portland-area agencies are looking for places for people to live once temporary mortgage and rental relief programs end.

by Thomas P. Kurtz Special to the Press Herald June 25, 2020June 24, 2020

Senior management has subcontracted jobs and tried to cut costs in ways that have eroded morale and productivity.

by Leonard Pitts Jr. The Miami Herald June 24, 2020June 23, 2020

The World War II generation sacrificed for the common good for four years. Some of us won’t do it for a few months.

by Thomas MacMillan Special to the Press Herald June 24, 2020June 23, 2020

Maine’s largest city should acknowledge that it benefited from the labor of enslaved people elsewhere and enact protesters’ demands.

by Shawn Shambo Special to the Press Herald June 24, 2020June 23, 2020

With the implementation of best practices, visiting a Maine senior living facility should now be safer than visiting the local grocery store.

by Dana Doran Special to the Press Herald June 23, 2020June 23, 2020

Maine’s trade association led early efforts to seek what would be the first direct aid to loggers and forest truckers of the pandemic.

by Mike Miles Special to the Press Herald June 23, 2020June 23, 2020

Portland’s HOME Team responds to a need that it is better equipped to handle, using money that would otherwise go to the police.

by Damon Yakovleff and Zack Barowitz Special to the Press Herald June 23, 2020June 22, 2020

Land occupied by redundant ramps can be used for housing and job creation, while maintaining current levels of service.

by Roy Miller, M.D Special to the Press Herald June 22, 2020June 23, 2020

It is time for older folks to accept young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning.