We’re dramatically overspending on defense relative to our genuine needs. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Siobhán Brett
Opinion editor
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: In praise of the unbeatable tradition of the clothesline
Line drying consumes zero natural resources. The sun destroys viruses and kills bacteria. Clothes don’t shrink. What’s not to like?
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Resistance to abortion rights is about keeping women down
I consider the value of a potential life against the value of a woman’s lived life to the point she becomes pregnant, and I come down on the side of that lived life.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: No leadership in debt ceiling deal
Rather than truly addressing the nation’s fiscal woes, both sides were more than happy to walk away with a symbolic victory.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine Community College System survives by unfairly compensating workers
Students are flocking to Maine community colleges while adjunct teaching staff are running for the exits.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Concerned about the essence of urban life in Portland’s Bayside
Urbanist and activist Jane Jacobs’ concept of ‘the sidewalk ballet’ risks being steamrollered by a new apartment block on Hanover Street.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: The magic of a second spring on Great Cranberry Island
When I make it up to Maine in May, I am thrilled to find nature’s calendar on an earlier page.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Sudan conflict must be brought to peaceful resolution
More than 2,500 Sudanese people are living in Maine, all of them greatly worried about the safety of their relatives back home.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine gains from congressional delegation’s global outlook
U.S. leadership and investment overseas reaps myriad dividends – a fact our elected representatives in D.C. have a firm grasp of.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Expand Medicare Savings Program, allow Mainers to age with dignity
When my fellow legislators and I speak with older constituents, we too often hear about the exorbitant price of medication, heat and electricity and the impossibility of buying gifts for grandchildren.