As a new year unfolds a potentially ominous future, recall ‘the reassuring rhythm and rituals of civic affairs.’
Siobhán Brett
Opinion editor
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: A big bipartisan opportunity to strengthen Maine’s democracy
The absence of ranked-choice voting in state elections and the system of unelected constitutional officers deprive Mainers of their right to full and fair government.
advertisement
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Five major political questions facing America in 2023
From the national debt and the prospect of presidential impeachment to the fate of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, there’s a lot to watch out for.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Bookstores are a refuge for freedom of speech while censors wage battle
If you make yourself available to the experience, a bookstore is a magical space, a site of resistance against ‘the attention economy.’
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Is America moving toward a new isolationism?
President Biden has pledged that Ukraine will ‘never stand alone’ as it continue its fight. That’s not only up to him.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Looking back on 150 years of Emancipation Day celebrations in Portland
Old newspaper reports show us that celebrations of Black freedom and Black activism have a long history in Maine.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: On proving things to myself in 2022
And setting some goals for 2023.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Want to modernize Maine’s vehicle inspection program? Eliminate it.
Mainers know the system is imperfect, subject to human error and the wrong incentives. Digitization won’t help.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Chinese threat has to be countered
Past efforts at partnership and cooperation are now hard to fathom.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: The time for a serious road safety intervention is now
The carnage on Maine roads last year should never be repeated. Solutions are available.