Op-eds - Portland Press Herald

Bill Nemitz: While others partied on beaches, these Maine kids fired up their computers

A public service announcement, produced by a group of Gorham High School seniors, sends the right message on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal March 29, 2020March 28, 2020

A drafty old farmhouse becomes a port in a storm for dislocated college students.

by Gina Barreca Hartford Courant March 28, 2020March 27, 2020

Jokes, mockery and humor are confessions of worry over COVID-19, and mirth provides a collective atonement.

by Robert Skoglund March 28, 2020March 27, 2020

The man we elected to lead our country is putting money ahead of people during a deadly public health crisis.

by Shawn Weinstein Special to the Press Herald March 28, 2020March 27, 2020

Because health care corporations didn’t prepare, a nurse and her colleagues wonder every day whether they’ll bring home the deadly virus.

by Dr. Matthew Wetherell Special to the Press Herald March 27, 2020March 26, 2020

The U.S. must hear from a health care expert who commands the nation’s respect, as the surgeon general did in the AIDS epidemic.

by Veronique de Rugy and Donald J. Boudreaux Tribune News Service March 27, 2020March 26, 2020

Transferring command over resources from those who saved to those who didn’t risks causing people to save too little going forward.

by Daniel Brennan Special to the Press Herald March 27, 2020March 26, 2020

Lenders and landlords should work with newly jobless borrowers and tenants on payment plans that will keep the roof over their heads.

by Gregory Jasani Special to the Los Angeles Times March 26, 2020March 26, 2020

If more health care providers get sick, we may come to a point where we simply do not have enough staff to care for patients.

by Sarah Alexander Special to the Press Herald March 26, 2020March 26, 2020

We need local, sustainable agriculture more than ever. Here’s how to make that happen.