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The Maine Millennial: Brace yourself for the cost of heating this winter – and ask for help if you need it

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal October 16, 2022October 17, 2022

Growing up in a large, drafty farmhouse, I learned a thing or two about conserving warmth.

by Jim Fossel October 16, 2022October 18, 2022

Portland needs to preserve its professional city-manager form of government, which, among other things, keeps radical ideologues in check.

by Walter Russell and Nico Walsh Special to the Press Herald October 15, 2022October 15, 2022

The negative effects of ballot Question E – to limit cruise ships – don’t stop at unemployment and gentrification.

by Robert Skoglund October 15, 2022October 18, 2022

Had I not seen it, I would not believe that one storm could raise the water so high as to make miles of Florida coastline unfit for buildings.

by Faye Flam Bloomberg Opinion October 14, 2022October 13, 2022

When Maitland Jones Jr. lost his job teaching organic chemistry to pre-med students, it seemed to encapsulate something wrong with higher ed.

by Xavier Botana Special to the Press Herald October 14, 2022October 13, 2022

Let Portland Public Schools and school board members focus on students’ needs in the budget process without City Council second-guessing.

by Leonard Pitts Jr. Tribune Content Agency October 12, 2022October 11, 2022

It’s enough to make you wonder whether someone’s put something in the national water supply.

by Kini-Ana Tinkham Special to the Press Herald October 12, 2022October 11, 2022

It’s up to us to make the young people in our cities and towns feel that they matter.

by Sophie Warren Special to the Press Herald October 11, 2022October 10, 2022

The U.S. Constitution ought to adopt an Equal Rights Amendment. The Maine Constitution must, too.

by Jeffrey Evangelos Special to the Press Herald October 10, 2022October 9, 2022

The state’s tribes are still waiting for access to rights and benefits enjoyed by hundreds of tribes across the nation.