In recent years, the Freedom of Access Act process has become increasingly unreliable. If we care about transparency, we have no choice but to reform it.
Siobhán Brett
Opinion editor
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Being old enough to understand the world is no bad thing
I’m about to be 92. A rise in ageism, or whatever you want to call it, has been bugging me for a long time.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Siobhán Brett: For how much longer can the Portland diocese play dumb?
We know too much for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland to stonewall allegations of abuse. If 20 complaints can’t change that, will anything?
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Push to stop printing public notices is flawed
Here it is, simply: The Maine public needs more information. Not less.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Gov. Mills must outline thinking on tribal rights
The governor’s opposition to proposals like the latest one, involving tribal treaty language in the state Constitution, has been more or less sustained. Equally sustained is bafflement as to why.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine should demand accountability from its solid waste monopolist
Communities served by the company find themselves in a take-it-or-leave-it situation. That’s not good enough.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: My dream that women would lead Maine is now a reality
What’s on the menu for our state this International Women’s Day? Quite a bit.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: State ‘surplus’ a chance to set Maine up for a better future
For years we’ve been running at a deficit when it comes to meeting the needs of ordinary Mainers. Let’s turn that around.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Ukraine continues to prove that war is indeed hell
I’ve always thought a permanent draft would do much to deter U.S. interventionism. I’ve recently come to believe that interventionism is sometimes necessary.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Supreme Court should not remove lifeline for those drowning in student debt
While solving the problem will involve other measures – including reducing the costs of higher education and more emphasis on non-college opportunities – loan forgiveness is critical.