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Doyle McManus: Trump’s deal with Taliban may be the best we can get

by Doyle McManus September 4, 2019September 5, 2019

You may not have noticed, but the Trump administration is racing to reach a peace agreement with the Taliban, the Islamic militants who once sheltered terrorist leader Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan and have been battling U.S. troops since 2001. As the latest round of closed-door talks wraps up in Qatar, a potential deal appears […]

Op-Eds, Opinion

Timothy L. O’Brien: Mike Pence’s Doonbeg visit proves he’s a giver

by Timothy L. O’Brien September 4, 2019December 27, 2019

Go ahead and forgive yourself if you find some details of Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to Ireland confusing. Although Pence has official meetings in Dublin (on Ireland’s east coast) he and his federal entourage have found lodging in Doonbeg (on Ireland’s west coast). Why Doonbeg? Well, Pence has ancestral ties to Doonbeg, about which […]

Op-Eds, Opinion

John M. Crisp: Times have changed when it comes to hurricanes

by John M. Crisp September 4, 2019September 3, 2019

As I write, Dorian, a formidable hurricane, is slowly approaching Florida’s east coast; by the time you read this, you will probably know whether Dorian hit Florida or whether it skewed north for a landfall on the coast of another hapless state. I have considerable sympathy for fellow citizens who live in Dorian’s path. I’ve […]

Op-Eds, Opinion

George Smith: Bumpy road ahead for Maine drivers

by George Smith September 4, 2019September 3, 2019

The Legislature’s failure to fully fund transportation repair has us dodging potholes.

Maine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Ranked-choice voting won’t complicate presidential nominating process

by Samuel Schwartz Special to the Press Herald September 4, 2019December 27, 2019

It’s up to the party to decide how the voting results will be used to allocate convention delegates.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Rep. Scott Strom: Sen. Collins takes lead on prescription drug prices

by Scott Strom September 3, 2019September 3, 2019

Everyone deserves access to safe and affordable prescription drugs. But patients who are battling the most serious of illnesses are having difficulty paying for the medications they need because prices are continuing to rise. In June 2019, drug manufacturers raised prices on over 100 drugs by an average of 27 percent. In 2018, there were 96 […]

Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine AFL-CIO director: The workers are getting restless, and politicians better listen

by Cynthia Phinney Special to the Press Herald September 2, 2019August 30, 2019

Corporate profits and worker productivity have soared, but wages have stagnated – and people have had enough.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Commentary: Farmers need a bill of rights

by Jim Goodman & Anthony Pahnke September 2, 2019August 30, 2019

On Jan. 11, 1944, in his annual State of the Union address, President Franklin Roosevelt noted that while the Constitution guaranteed a set of political rights, they were in some respects inadequate. To ensure equality, Roosevelt proposed an Economic Bill of Rights that would guarantee: • Full employment with an adequate income • Freedom from […]