Public confidence in the judicial system can be restored by having impartial third parties make the call.
Siobhán Brett
Opinion editor
Posted inOpinion
Readers respond to our reporting on the Dennis Dechaine murder case
Dechaine has spent 34 years in prison since his conviction in the murder of Sarah Cherry. His lawyers, who filed a motion for additional DNA testing last year, now say they will seek a new trial based on the results.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: What can be done to pull democracy back from the edge?
Here are some suggestions: Modify the Senate, replace gerrymandering, place limits on the tenure of Supreme Court justices.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Don’t be fooled by myths of carbon in Maine, New England wood products
Despite its trendy greenwashed label, the success of lumber and wood products in storing carbon fails miserably to measure up to what living trees do.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Election betting the next step in the gamification of U.S. politics
The prospect of an election betting market points out a troubling trend in our democracy.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Will the nations of the world take the necessary steps to protect us all?
The outcome of this year’s U.N. climate conference, which kicks off Sunday in Egypt, will – for better or worse – dictate our future.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Medicine is a group project
Maine Med was full almost to bursting when I had my donor kidney removed there, but the staff made me feel like I was the only patient in the building.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Ideas should be above personalities
Let’s see if Republicans can move beyond Donald Trump the individual in the next presidential election.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: The question of abortion should be a moot point
You do as you believe, I do as I believe.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Time to stop the leftist tail from wagging the American dog
Only the rejection of the progressive left by traditional liberal Democrats can decisively tip the scales toward American healing and renewal.