To eliminate the tip credit assumes a massive risk for many businesses and employees in Portland.
Siobhán Brett
Opinion editor
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Why I support ‘yes’ on Portland’s Question D
And Questions B and C. But Question D, above all, would finally grant me and other gig workers a living wage.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Here’s what Republicans’ ‘personal liberty’ looks like in practice
It means freedom from government interference – and any of the benefits that has ever conferred.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Portland’s Question 5 will make our schools better
The school board is solely responsible for the running of our schools. Let’s make the change that reflects that.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Existing council-manager format is best for Portland
In our view, this form of governance reduces the potential for corruption, guards against authoritarian populism and increases the likelihood of efficiency and fairness.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: What did members of America’s right wing do with their humanity?
When an unoffending 82-year-old man has his skull broken by anyone, the proper response is empathy, period.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Mayor Snyder: Portland residents deserve a better process – let’s start by voting ‘no’
When an elected body oversees professionals employed to carry out the everyday work of municipal government, representative democracy is realized.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Seven deadly universal health care misunderstandings
Although a signature-gathering campaign to put the question of universal health care before Maine voters fell short, the process taught me a few things.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: I live in Maine, but I had to travel to Colorado to get an abortion
When I think about voting in the coming election, I think about my family’s experience.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine home-school growth strong and persisting
Most of the students who began home-schooling during the pandemic are still home-schooling. There are several good reasons for that.