Op-eds - Portland Press Herald

Betsy Sweet: Looking at a post-COVID-19 world

by Betsy Sweet Special to the Press Herald May 27, 2020September 14, 2020

The virus has exposed the need for universal health care, investment in infrastructure and broadband access for everyone.

by Michael McGough Los Angeles Times May 26, 2020May 25, 2020

Commentators should focus on the remarks that are calculating and pay less attention to the ones that are just ignorant.

by Alan Caron Special to the Press Herald May 26, 2020May 26, 2020

The people of the state should be proud of the way that it has responded to a global pandemic.

by Tom Saviello Special to the Press Herald May 25, 2020May 24, 2020

The transmission company is interested in profits and not in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

by Charles Todorich Special to the Telegram May 24, 2020May 23, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis is a time to rise above partisan rancor and nurture our embers of unity into a conflagration of common purpose.

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal May 24, 2020May 23, 2020

Claiming that everyone who disagrees with you doesn’t belong in the conversation is no way to win an argument.

by Derek Howard Special to the Telegram May 24, 2020May 23, 2020

We can’t fight the changing of the seasons, or the changes that COVID-19 has forced on us this year.

by Jim Fossel May 24, 2020May 23, 2020

The Paycheck Protection Program is a good model for how COVID assistance should work.

There is a cost to doing nothing in a crisis, and we will all end up paying it.

If you need to see your doctor or visit a hospital, do it. It’s safer than you might think.