Sunday’s front-page story, the second part of our five-part series on Maine’s workforce crisis, explores the effect the pandemic had on workers of retirement age – the vast majority of the people who left our state’s workforce since early 2020 were early retirees. In the opening installment, reporter Peter McGuire gave us a sense of […]
Siobhán Brett
Opinion editor
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Texas’ cautious approach to marijuana use has been the correct path
There are still too many unknowns to broadly expand legal marijuana use. The state of Texas has taken that fact into account to good effect.
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Unfair cartoon uses projection to demonize Democrats
I had to read it twice to be sure I was actually understanding it. The political cartoon on Page A6 of the Sept. 9 paper (by the syndicated artist Rivers) was projection of the worst kind. Depicting Democrats as the party demonizing critics, weaponizing the justice system and planning to set up an authoritarian state […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Let’s break our terrible habit of both-sidesing things
Find out what’s true and what’s not, present the former and condemn the latter when necessary. It’s that simple.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: West will bring knowledge, experience to South Portland council
We are so very lucky to have Natalie West running as a candidate for South Portland City Council. I’ve known Natalie for many years and her concern for our city, and her actions, most often quietly, behind the scenes, have resulted in South Portland becoming a better place for all of us to live. As a […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: How to remove obstacles on our path to universal health care
Final approval or rejection of a state-based universal health care plan could be left to voters, rather than politicians.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: My case for Charter Commission proposals, one by one
I’m one of the 12 commissioners who worked on the measures, and I’m urging Portlanders to vote yes on all eight.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: What the queen’s death means to me
For some of her subjects in Greater Portland, this is both a historic and a personally meaningful moment.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: More effort must be made to protect children in state care
Meaningful reform of Maine’s Office of Child and Family Services will require input from people with firsthand experience of its workings.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Do ‘Trump judges’ exist? We’re about to find out.
Executive privilege is a privilege of the office, not the person who occupies it.