Involving a keen focus on the future, a worthy use of federal and state funding and a climate-minded way out of our stubborn housing shortage, The House that UMaine Printed is attracting attention for all the right reasons.
Siobhán Brett
Opinion editor
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: President 46 vs. President 45
Thank you for publishing Will Bunch’s spot-on assessment of President Biden’s first two years and how he managed to win the 2020 election (“A Biden coalition is (barely) saving democracy. POTUS 46 must run again in ’24,” Nov. 20). A candidate without his decades of Senate experience and worldwide associations could not have coalesced his […]
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Posted inOpinion
Dana Milbank: I’m losing the battle against the brush. I’m not alone
On paper, my new property is three-quarters wooded, one-quarter pasture. In practice, the place is about 95% brush.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: On the fifth anniversary of the #MeToo movement, the reckoning continues
Rather than focus on Harvey Weinstein, “She Said,” a new movie, centers on the experiences of women and their struggle to overcome the entirely justifiable fear of going public.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Redevelopment of Bowdoin athletic fields a cause for concern
In the face of risks posed by the PFAS found in artificial grass, the college should be proceeding with an abundance of caution.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: If you want to empower Maine’s workers, pay a living wage
Let’s rein in the power of corporate giants whose profiteering is hurting Maine workers, families and small businesses.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Why is it so hard to build in America? Blame red tape
Faced with incredibly costly busywork, many projects don’t get off the ground at all.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Finfish business a threat to Maine
Thanksgiving is a holiday often characterized by two things: gratitude and food. But how often do we think about where that food comes from? How often do we look down at our green bean casserole and trace the path thousands of miles across the United States where those green beans were grown, transported, canned, shipped, […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: COP 27 secured historic fund against the odds
In agreeing to establish a loss and damage fund, the latest U.N. Climate Change Conference succeeded in bringing “some credibility to the COP process.” The devil will be in the detail.
Posted inOpinion
Leonard Pitts: The world’s richest child has a new toy
Robin Williams once said that cocaine is God’s way of telling you you make too much money. That was then.