The new wing will ensure the long-term financial integrity of the PMA – and maintain its place in the public trust.
Op-eds
Susana Hancock: History of space exploration proves politics can be transcended
A common fear enabled the Americans and Soviets to form collaborations that satisfied shared needs. What if the same spirit could be brought to bear on the climate crisis?
Opinion: Mills’ veto of farmworker bill a sad failure of leadership
Claims of exceptionality by the agricultural sector, which the governor has repeatedly cited in her veto messages, are transparently wrong.
Opinion: Portland Museum of Art appears to have lost its way
The suggestion that a large expansion will lift the PMA out of a pattern of financial underperformance is not to be trusted.
Opinion: Gov. Brennan knew a thing or two about courage
The Brennan administration created the toolkit for modern state government. In the process, Joe earned the loyalty, respect and affection of everyone who worked for or with him.
Opinion: Think life just keeps getting worse? Try being nostalgic – for the present
A case for orienting our idealizations of the past toward the present.
Opinion: Swipe fees still swiping businesses’ hard-earned income
These fees act as an inflation multiplier and a hidden tax on working Mainers. A sensible solution beckons.
Nature Connects: Time to really harness the strength of Maine’s largest waterfall
Restoring natural river flow supports fisheries, aquatic habitat and recreation, all of which are central to Maine’s economic growth and environmental values.
Opinion: O.J. Simpson was probably guilty
Like many Black people, I clung for a long time to the crazy hope that Simpson was the victim of a racist police culture.
Siobhán Brett: What if Portland became a bike town?
Biking here is misery. It shouldn’t be.