The challenges of the last several years have only strengthened people’s love for the outdoors. A multi-use off-road loop is the way to go.
Siobhán Brett
Opinion editor
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Closing schools should be the last option in a pandemic
Education losses might have been justified if it could be shown remote learning saved children’s lives. It can’t.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: It’s all downhill for Portland food trucks on Cutter Street
A failed lottery followed by a failed pilot program has left food truck owners like us down 40 percent so far this year.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The next American climate disaster can be averted
A huge oil drilling project known as Willow is set for the North Slope of Alaska. The plan makes a mockery of U.S. climate commitments.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: With electric vehicle incentives, the devil will be in the detail
A series of municipal programs support Mainers in making environmentally sound decisions when the time is right. The state can and should do the same.
Posted inElection 2022, Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Portland cannot afford to eliminate the tipped wage
Tipped income provides a great living for many workers in the city. The proposal for an $18-an-hour minimum wage would take that away.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Let’s expand our thinking on loan forgiveness
Is President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program unfair to those who never went to college? Of course it is. Is it unfair for students to face years of debt? Of course it is. Everyone should be able to make a living wage, have a home and not be burdened by medical, student or cost of […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Call for Russia-Ukraine ‘peace talks’ misguided
Until and unless Vladimir Putin decides to fully retreat from Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky will need military assistance from the U.S.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: One month of campaign din more than enough
Political attack ads have started already! I wish our state legislators would limit TV air time allowable to candidates. One month should be sufficient for them to tell their stories. Limiting the amount of money expended on TV and radio would also be a good step. Give surplus expenditure to charities. England has limited both […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine is already a world leader in seaweed aquaculture. The only way is up.
In order for more fishing communities to grow kelp and improve the oceans, we’ll need Mainers’ help.