Walker’s own party is openly treating him like a prop with no agency of his own.
Siobhán Brett
Opinion editor
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: We need way more information about proposed Payson Park festival
The promoter behind the proposal says the details will be ‘sorted out’ once the permit is approved. That’s not good enough.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Trump doesn’t want your vote in 2024. Just your obedience
Hoping Donald Trump might suddenly play by the rules, abide by the law or acknowledge the truth is absurd.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: The root causes of the 2022 gubernatorial election result
I count three: Maine’s tendency to leave incumbents in office, the mainstream media’s refusal to support a Republican candidate and – above all – the fact that Maine is becoming a more Democratic state.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The rise of the MAGA Latino has been overblown
If the Republican Party wants to remain viable in a diversifying country, the latest election results should be a reality check.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: A former school librarian gets into the Little Free Library game
No rules, no money, no check-out system. Coming soon to a street corner near you – unless, of course, there’s one already there.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: A few words on the silence
By and large, election deniers have not denied their own defeats. One struggles to know how to feel about that.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Sweden and Finland were right to give up their neutrality
Putin crossed a red line. The spotlight is now on the remaining nonaligned and neutral nations.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Portland City Council must change the referendum process
A process that fuels antagonism and division is a bad process.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Sending troops to Haiti would make things worse
By acting on behalf of a government that lacks popular legitimacy, the ability of an international mission to earn the trust of the Haitian people would be compromised from the start.Acting