I want to implore PMA to go back to the drawing board and redesign its plans for extending the first-class museum. My plea is directly motivated by Sarah Hansen’s column last week (“Commentary: Portland Museum of Art must now proceed with care,” March 19) and by visiting the museum this weekend to once again view […]
Siobhán Brett
Opinion editor
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Real global leadership demands more of the U.S.
What does it say about us that we won’t join the International Criminal Court?
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letter to the editor: Encouraged by the next generation
I recently stopped at McDonald’s for lunch and was surprised to find the place loaded with Deering High School students. Packed around the counter, waiting for their orders, or waiting to order. I went to the back of the line. When they realized I was there, they moved and told me to go to the […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: ‘One-stop shop’ for new residents has untold potential
Whether or not Maine gets the federal waiver on asylum seeker work authorization it desires, the state must be ready and waiting for it.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Gov. Mills remains committed to progress with tribal nations
The Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement Act was a thorough and significant breakthrough. That isn’t to to say, 40 years later, that it should not be changed.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letter to the editor: Limits on coyote killing are no slippery slope
This letter is in support of L.D. 814. Coyotes, Maine’s native dogs and most maligned keystone carnivores, are an integral part of a healthy Maine ecosystem. These predators feed primarily on rodents, which carry ticks and Lyme disease. They are nature’s tick and Lyme disease control. Yet, they can be slaughtered all year because it […]
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The Maine Millennial: You can’t legislate a close relationship between parents and children
Supporters of a Maine bill targeting student pronoun changes need to realize that a little respect for young people would go a very long way.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letter to the editor: How to charge ahead on EVs
For electric vehicles to be attractive to buyers, a network of DC fast charger,” can charge my car in about 45 minutes.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Banks must be forced to keep their word on climate change
We have to sustain pressure on the major banks that continue to finance fossil fuel production – and maintain Maine’s focus on the climate crisis.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: For Iraqis, the U.S. invasion isn’t a distant memory – it’s a daily devastation
The invasion 20 years ago didn’t just change Iraq’s future. It altered the world’s memory about Iraq and its people.