There’s no good reason for the U.S. to trail most other developed democracies in voter participation.
Siobhán Brett
Opinion editor
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Scientists love issuing warnings. Here’s one for them.
When it comes to both COVID and climate change, don’t condescend – suggest steps people can take that have a positive impact.
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Republican Party campaigning on message of fear, division
A registered Republican in Maine’s 1st Congressional District, I recently received a solicitation letter and survey from the Republican National Committee. Each is an affront to truth and the American way. They are culture war documents designed to seed fear, hate and division. Each ignores Jan 6. Republicans use AR-15s in their advertising, resort to […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Byzantine medical billing calls for narrow policy focus
As we explore the possibility of a new system, we owe it to ourselves to clear up the one we’ve got.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Let’s take a leaf out of California’s book on clean cars
The Golden State is expected to move forward with ambitious emissions regulation later this week. It sends a signal to the global auto market – and to states like Maine.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: My students’ relationship with their phones makes me worry about their future
Heading into my 20th year teaching high school English, I’m more concerned than ever about how digitally dependent our teenagers have become.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Collins, Manchin need to close Electoral Count Reform Act loophole
Though I am a Maine voter who often disagrees with the actions of Sen. Susan Collins in Congress, Collins’ efforts to reform the Electoral Count Act have my complete support. There is, however, one crucial improvement to the draft legislation that would close a loophole that, left open, could become the cause of considerable electoral […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: My search for balance in unbalanced times
Increasingly, I think I will opt for detachment by simply sitting out whatever comes next.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: With normal comments, Pence highlights how abnormal his party has become
It is stunning that it was major news for a top Republican to defend the FBI and call for cooperation with a congressional inquiry.
Posted inOpinion
Insight: A year after the fall of Kabul, the Taliban’s false promises have been fully exposed
American counterterrorism operations have done little to temper the brutality of life under Taliban rule.