The Mexican author Don Miguel Ruiz writes in his Four Agreements: “Don’t make assumptions.” My wife and I have worked hard all our lives. No inherited money. We took care of our parents when the time came. We purchased and rehabilitated (lots of sweat, labor and overtime) our first home together and then sold for […]
Siobhan Brett
Staff Writer
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Letter to the editor: Aren’t community colleges meant to be commuter colleges?
On the recent news story about Maine community college students having difficulty finding available housing (Aug. 28), I do have to ask why Maine community colleges have student dormitories. Isn’t the idea behind community colleges to have colleges geographically situated for students to attend without traveling great distances? In southern Maine, we have Southern Maine […]
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Commentary: Let’s crunch some numbers on our housing supply crunch
If less than 1.5% in Portland area home price increases can be attributed to short-term rentals, clearly more is going on in the market.
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Maine Voices: Bring nurses and doctors into medical billing conversation
With the Press Herald’s reporting as an exception, I have failed to understand the media’s resistance to this important subject.
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: Introducing Captain Florida, the opportunist
In which a version of Gov. Ron DeSantis stands up to tolerance and punches it in the nose.
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Letter to the editor: School commuters deserve wide berth
As classes start again, it’s wise for Maine motorists to remember the ‘3-foot’ law when passing walkers and cyclists.
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Letter to the editor: Grassroots work can keep you young
Kudos to Charles Spanger for his recent letter to the editor (Aug. 26). Spanger takes issue with the comments of longtime grassroots activist Stephen J. Lyons, who wrote a syndicated Chicago Tribune commentary stating that, because of his age, he no longer has responsibility to work for issues of peace and social justice. As a […]
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Letter to the editor: Two months spent in Maine an exciting privilege
My wife’s and my equinox began on our trek to Maine and regrettably ends this week. Admittedly, the timeline of our equinox is longer than the seasonal miracle but still seems short. How often have we selfishly wished that time stopped so we could permanently withhold the shutter release on our good time and ignore […]
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Maine Voices: The Inflation Reduction Act is better than you might think
Critics say increased inflation means we can’t afford its measures. In fact, the cost of not taking climate action would far exceed the legislation’s incentives.
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Letter to the editor: Books start vital conversation in our schools
“Books became our language. Books became our home,” reads a line from the picture book “Dreamers,” by Yuyi Morales, the story of an immigrant family negotiating their new life in America. This quote is pinned to the wall of the Portland nonprofit I’m Your Neighbor Books, where I recently packed a welcoming library for Saco […]