Op-eds - Portland Press Herald

Bill Nemitz: Brooks Pentecostal Church, trying to climb out of a crisis, digs deeper

The pastor at the center of Waldo County’s COVID-19 outbreak finally apologized – or did he?

by Sheila Bair Special to the Press Herald October 29, 2020October 29, 2020

She has long been a consensus-builder and a moderating force on her party, and Joe Biden may feel her loss the most of all.

by Richard Killmer Special to the Press Herald October 29, 2020October 28, 2020

Our country’s plan to formally exit the Paris accord Nov. 4 is discouraging, but there’s reason to hope.

by Leonard Pitts Jr. The Miami Herald October 28, 2020October 27, 2020

The advice on achieving success is hard to take from someone who started out on third base and thinks he hit a triple.

by Matthew Wellington and Anthony Allen Special to the Press Herald October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

The key to reopening safely, and staying open, is to protect our health.

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.