You don’t have to imagine it. It’s an idea called carbon fee and dividend, or carbon cashback. And it’s already in effect in Canada. And Canadians love it.
Siobhán Brett
Opinion editor
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: One answer to the migration crisis? Jobs.
Granting work authorization to those here on humanitarian parole isn’t the only step the Biden administration can take.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: The stories told by yesterday’s heroes resonate today
Courage in the face of hopelessness made our lives possible – let’s not forget it.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Has the Republican presidential field learned any lessons?
Time will tell whether or not the party is doomed to repeat the mistakes of 2016.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: The road to a new relationship is full of rocks
More and more these days, I feel like I’m onstage in a play where everyone else got a script and I didn’t.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The best way to deal with the debt ceiling? Ignore it.
If all of President Biden’s options are unconstitutional, then he should choose the least unconstitutional option.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Long-term home health care can be a gift to nurses as well as clients
I may visit weekly or I may visit monthly, but I stay an hour and I’ll be back soon.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Why do we assume that it’s safe to use our phones while we drive?
There’s growing recognition that the use of handheld phones while driving is profoundly dangerous. The data suggest that using your phone ‘responsibly’ isn’t great either.
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
Vicki Sullivan, Portland: A godsent brush with the Beatles – and 15 minutes of fame
I am not one to play the lottery, go to casinos or attempt games of chance. I don’t consider myself to be a lucky person. But luck came to me in a big way one time. In the summer of 1964, the Beatles were coming to America. I was a big fan and asked my […]
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
Gail Caiazzo, Saco: The play date that yielded a lifelong friend
Sept. 7, 1982, was the first day of kindergarten for my son. We had just moved into the neighborhood a few weeks earlier and had not yet made many acquaintances. Since our daughter was just a couple of months past a year old, she had the privilege of relaxing in a stroller at the bus […]