While we’re on our way to fixing our payroll system, I recognize that it will take longer to rebuild trust with our staff.
Siobhán Brett
Opinion editor
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Brunswick mural debate a pointless one
Instead of seeking elusive consensus, those protesting the project would be better off using their time and energy to make a difference on more critical issues.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Immunity’s down. Infection is up. And what happened to everyone’s masks?
Our immunity against COVID-19 wanes with time. We seem to have forgotten that fact.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Lack of oversight in Portland has led to a city without direction
We’re in urgent need of real leadership, real coordination and real deadlines. I’m counting on elected officials to push past the power struggles.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Let’s not lose sight of stubborn supply chain challenges
An abundance of holiday shopping choices might lead consumers to believe the supply chain is in OK shape again. Wrong!
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Portland’s attitude toward school district has been thankless
Instead of pointing fingers at Portland Public Schools, the city needs to look in the mirror.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: There’s no ‘both sides’ to shredding the Constitution
A pox on every reporter, editor, anchor or producer who fails to take seriously this new threat presented by Donald Trump.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Portland Museum of Art’s new wing must not make old mistakes
Not everybody regularly gets inside the museum; how it looks from the outside matters.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Why can’t we wrap our heads around public investment in child care?
Unless we can accept that access to child care is infrastructure, the nation’s child care crisis – and its attendant ills – will only worsen.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Making the case for a stronger U.S. commitment to human rights
Human rights are not central to the Biden administration’s foreign policy – despite assurances they would be.