A plan to set aside 3,000 acres of forested land in Piscataquis County will protect wildlife, jobs, recreation and more.
Siobhán Brett
Opinion editor
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Insight: COVID’s summer resurgence resists easy answers
Attributing an increase in cases to people moving indoors doesn’t make much sense. What does?
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: What ‘Oppenheimer’ doesn’t tell us about nuclear material
It’s no accident that people opt for the scientist over the general. I worry that history is lost in the process.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Let’s hope we’re approaching a public opinion tipping point on climate
Most of our legislators understand that the planet is in serious trouble but, concerned about being voted out of office, will not act.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: What does climate change have to do with migration? More than you think
Many politicians and public officials frame climate migration as one simple story: a threat to national security. There’s way more to it than that.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Allow courtroom cameras for Trump trials
Televising the proceedings could have several benefits, including increasing confidence that the eventual verdicts are justified by a fair process.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Why Georgia might beat the feds at holding Trump accountable
State crimes are not subject to pardon by the president; the state route is as promising, if not more so, than the federal one.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Portland, join in the ‘Rhapsody’ initiative
To celebrate the centennial of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” an iconic work for piano and orchestra, famed pianist Jeffrey Biegel is playing Peter Boyer’s new “Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue” with many American orchestras. The performances – the first happened in Utah in June – are part of the Rhapsody National Initiative, in […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Focus on the causes of encampments, not the encampments themselves
There are a lot of reasons someone might refuse a bed at the new Homeless Services Center.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Mainers know a resilient economy is tied to healthy environment
A wide variety of new laws show us just how committed this state is to the long-term future of our surroundings.