I decided to take media analysis into my own hands and was discouraged by what I found.
Siobhán Brett
Opinion editor
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Response to Aroostook wind proposal at odds with reality
The King Pine wind farm project compares poorly to New England Clean Energy Connect. Why all the feel-good messaging?
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Trump’s wall settles into a strange, costly afterlife
Why are so many Republican politicians, and the voters who elect them, enamored of this costly symbol of futility?
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Wind bill a win-win-win
Technology developed at the University of Maine will give us cheaper energy and create jobs for Mainers in the future.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: One compelling alternative to a national sales tax
Regarding the column by Bloomberg columnist Karl Smith (“Commentary: Republican tax proposals aren’t as bonkers as they sound,” Feb. 2), the Republican plan for a flat national sales tax is bonkers. A much better plan would be to tax the wealth of billionaires. By one count, America has 735 billionaires. Collectively, they are worth a […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: King Pine wind farm stands to be a crowning glory
Many thanks to reporter Tux Turkel for his very informative article on wind-generated electricity (“Northern Maine wind power project wins PUC approval,” Feb. 1). It is mightily encouraging to see this example of commitment in our state government to confront the major problem of heat-trapping pollution. Support for the development of the King Pine wind […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Art can help us understand the Gulf of Maine’s warming problem
Climate change education doesn’t have to take place in a classroom.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: What our healing ozone layer tells us about addressing climate change
Although it’s an apples-and-oranges comparison, ozone restoration offers a valuable example of what decisive policy making can achieve.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: No snow tires? No problem!
In which a snowy hill is conquered with the help of the kind of Mainer we all know and love.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Portland schools should make equity a priority, but academics, too
The Portland Promise is failing its number one goal: academic excellence. Standardized test scores were going down before the pandemic, and now are falling even faster.