Asylum seekers need more than work permits to succeed.
Siobhán Brett
Opinion editor
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Vivek Ramaswamy’s idiotic play for airtime is working
He and fellow presidential contender Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have unleashed a flood of misinformation on the 2024 campaign trail – a tactic called the ‘Gish gallop.’
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The Gulf Stream meets the Gulf of Maine. How do we adjust?
A variety of Maine-based organizations are working hard to prepare for the drastic change caused by warming waters.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Colleges ignore growing skepticism of higher ed at their peril
The benefits of college continue to far outweigh the pitfalls. It’s falling to institutions like mine to make that known.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Summer-vacation books outstay summer vacations. Thank goodness.
I live on Chebeague Island, which is blessed to be littered with books. This summer, they were put to good use.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: I hereby declare that naturalization tests are useless
The Biden administration wants to make the English test for new citizens harder. There’s no point in doing that.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Televising Trump’s trials is a major mistake
My concern is less about whether televised proceedings are fair to the defendant and more about their effect on the viewer.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The problem with using ‘problematic’ to shut down disagreement
How has a term so vague become so popular?
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Whatever our frustrations, we must keep NOAA strong
The federal agency has attracted the ire of many Mainers in recent times. That doesn’t mean we should turn our backs on its critical work.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: With or without Maine, seaweed revolution is taking off
Let’s do everything in our power to stay on top of this emerging industry.