Maine Voices - Portland Press Herald

Maine Voices: Open primaries should head list of crisis-driven election reforms

by Joe H. Pickering Jr. Special to the Press Herald May 30, 2020May 29, 2020

Closed primaries disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of Mainers and enable the election of partisan legislators.

by Brendan McQuade Special to the Press Herald May 29, 2020May 28, 2020

Government and big corporations are crunching our data and sorting us into different categories for their purposes.

by Ekhlas Ahmed Special to the Press Herald May 27, 2020May 26, 2020

As we all cope with the COVID crisis, we can learn a lesson in resiliency.

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 Kathie Leonard Special to the Press Herald May 22, 2020May 21, 2020

Preserving our manufacturing base protects our people – both in terms of public health and financial security.

by Joseph W. McDonnell Special to the Press Herald May 21, 2020May 20, 2020

Effective officials have exhibited humility in the face of a novel coronavirus and the inner strength to take hard actions.

by Allen E. Armstrong Special to the Press Herald May 20, 2020May 19, 2020

The toll of coronavirus is a lesson to us in the high cost of delay.

by Sarah Schindler Special to the Press Herald May 19, 2020May 18, 2020

As cities move to enable restaurant patrons to socially distance while eating outside, they should be mindful of equity.