‘This hybrid system is unique to Portland… it hasn’t figured itself out yet.’
Greg Kesich
Portland Press Herald opinion columns from Greg Kesich.
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Greg Kesich: The right needs a hug as it decides when Trump has crossed the line
Recent events can’t be pleasant for those who never liked him much but voted for him anyway.
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Opinion podcast: Ousted FBI Director James Comey generates some heat
All roads lead to one man in this week’s lively news review.
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Podcast: Bruce Poliquin’s vote, time zone shuffle, and the Katahdin monument
Our columnist panel analyzes the congressman’s secretive voting, tries to figure out how time zones and daylight saving time work, and dissects Gov. LePage’s dislike of the state’s new park.
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Podcast: Trump’s first 100 days, and how to pay for Maine schools
Our columnist panel also debates tax policy and wonders what will happen when and where the bombs fall.
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Greg Kesich: Protesters in fighting mood foiled by fighter in an alternate reality
Gov. LePage’s town hall forum featured polarized parties with little chance of a meeting of the minds.
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Podcast: The 2018 gubernatorial race starts to take shape
Our panel discusses a new candidate, questions about an old murder case, and the departure of a Fox News icon.
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Greg Kesich: LePage’s fuzzy arithmetic – cut school staff, taxes to improve schools
Mainers voted for a surtax on the rich to bring education aid up to a 55% target – and that adds up.
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Podcast: How a 25-year-old Portland murder case fell apart
Press Herald reporters Ed Murphy and Matt Byrne dig into the details of this extraordinary case.
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Greg Kesich: Health care ‘free market’ sure has a lot of government involvement
The U.S. government was paying a big chunk of the medical bills long before Obamacare became a thing.