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Maine Voices: Vision for regional greenway development includes current, future train passage

by Sue Ellen Bordwell and Dick Woodbury Special to the Press Herald March 12, 2020March 11, 2020

L.D. 2124 would ensure that unused Maine rail corridors don’t stay stagnant indefinitely.

Op-eds, Opinion

Leonard Pitts: Acceptance of ‘alternative facts’ on coronavirus has scary implications

by Leonard Pitts Jr. The Miami Herald March 11, 2020March 10, 2020

A virus respects no ideological borders, so the right wing’s refusal to respect reality puts everyone at risk.

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Listen to the children and speak up for species at risk of extinction

by Rev. Bill Gregory Special to the Press Herald March 11, 2020March 10, 2020

The federal PAW and FIN Act would restore vital protections for our nation’s most imperiled plants, fish and wildlife.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Career and technical education is an investment with cascading benefits for Maine

by Ryan Fecteau and Kate Snyder Special to the Press Herald March 11, 2020March 11, 2020

Three bills would invest in programs across the state that train carpenters, welders, electricians, builders and other essential workers.

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: In times of grief, brothers and sisters are often forgotten

by Susan E Casey, MSW, MFA Special to the Press Herald March 10, 2020March 10, 2020

There is a hierarchy of grief, and our understandable sympathy for parents and children should not overwhelm the support that siblings need.

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Commentary: We’ll need to end sick-at-work culture

by Paul Sisson San Diego Union–Tribune March 10, 2020March 9, 2020

People who stay at home when they are sick are not letting their co-workers down.

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Maine Voices: Power line referendum sets a dangerous precedent

by Robert Daigle Special to the Press Herald March 9, 2020March 9, 2020

Everyone should know that they will get a permit if they meet all of the regulatory standards.

Bill Nemitz, Maine, News, Op-eds, Opinion

Bill Nemitz: For Portland nonprofit, saving the world just got a lot tougher

by Bill Nemitz March 8, 2020March 7, 2020

Partners for World Health, a lifeline for those in desperate need of medical supplies and services, now grapples with the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Op-eds, Opinion

The Maine Millennial: It’s not liberal arts colleges that turn kids liberal

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal March 8, 2020March 7, 2020

But meeting people from other walks of life does tend to open minds.

Op-eds, Opinion

Jim Fossel: No need to raise Maine governor’s salary

by Jim Fossel March 8, 2020March 7, 2020

There is no shortage of qualified people willing to run for an office that is supposed to be underpaid.