The Great American Outdoors Act helps make up for years of limited funding that degraded the National Park Service’s ability to address infrastructure.
Siobhán Brett
Opinion editor
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: New budget deal would be a big win for Congress and the country
From carbon emissions and drug prices to a new minimum corporation tax, the Inflation Reduction Act is ambitious in its scope.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Mills administration should be proactive on right to abortion
Why leave Maine open to an interpretation of the state constitution that could go either way?
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Ukrainian postwar recovery plan needs to be as specific as possible
The war is far from over. That shouldn’t stop Ukraine and its partners from diligently preparing for its end.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Shellfish farms here and across America are being hammered by climate change
As shellfish aquaculture is thwarted by global warming, so are its social, environmental and economic benefits.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Want to fight climate change and drought at the same time? Bring back beavers.
Their dams and canals slow the flow of streams and rivers, spreading water across floodplains and allowing the accumulation of sand, silt and gravel.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Let’s talk about the Nazi flags in Florida
The right is in denial. It bears repeating: Fascism is on our doorstep.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Need for greater public and private investment in higher education’s hidden costs
In Maine and across the nation, ‘invisible’ financial barriers hold back many low-income first-generation college students.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: White House reassurance on recession should not be taken at its word
Lack of consensus on America’s economic prospects makes it best to err on the side of caution.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: By year’s end, Congress needs to fix the way it counts votes for president
You’d think a measure designed to protect the next presidential election from another coup attempt would win broad support. Think again.