Siobhan Brett

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Published
August 14, 2022

Maine Observer: A meditation on willpower and martial arts

I may have wanted to change the world. First, I changed myself.
Published
August 14, 2022

Letter to the editor: Political motivation in Mar-a-Lago search? Show me the evidence.

Over hundreds of years of jurisprudence the courts have developed rules governing the types and quality of evidence that parties can rely upon to prove the facts on which their case depends. You cannot simply go into court and state your opinion as to what the facts are. You must present witnesses who are sworn […]
Published
August 14, 2022

Maine Voices: Back to not getting paid for back-to-school prep

By not paying for work carried out in the run-up to September, school districts take advantage of educators like me.
Published
August 13, 2022

Insight: Moving in with your parents could be good for America

Last year, a quarter of American adults age 25-34 lived in a multi-generational family household – up from 9 percent in the early 1970s. For many, it’s frustrating and discouraging. Socially and politically, however, the trend could have its benefits.
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August 13, 2022

Maine Voices: Whose woods these are, I think I know …

The effects of recent chopping and changing in Baxter Woods in Portland make a summer off-leash ban seem like folly.
Published
August 13, 2022

Letter to the editor: Republican senators should try a ‘Declaration of Conscience’

Is there some reason why current and former U.S. Senators Pat Toomey, Rob Portman, Ben Sasse, Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski, Alan Simpson and Susan Collins won’t hold a joint press conference to address their fellow Republicans and, more importantly, Republican voters, regarding the dangerous manipulation by former President Trump and his lieutenants regarding the search […]
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August 13, 2022

Letter to the editor: The opposite of just the ticket

Regarding the recent commentary on city parking (Maine Voices: “Heavy-handed parking enforcement does Portland a disservice,” Aug. 11), heavy-handed enforcement, rude staff and reliance on income from this sorry source point to a real problem for tourists and Maine visitors to Portland. I have personally been ticketed for a 10-minute overage and just this one […]
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August 13, 2022

Letter to the editor: Former Gov. LePage exhibits disconnect to reality

A recent quote from the ex-governor in regards to the ex-president’s latest legal conflict clearly shows the ex-governor to be upside down in his thinking. Misjudging the actions of the Department of Justice as contrary to the Constitution, and to be outside of the American ethos, hints a tenuous connection to reality. As writers Colin […]
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August 13, 2022

Commentary: Recent SCOTUS decisions threaten the health of all people

Elections have consequences for public health. Indeed, voting is a public health issue.
Published
August 13, 2022

Commentary: Japan could send a message to North Korea, China by amending its constitution

The country’s pacifist constitution is idealistic but shortsighted; a powerful Japan is the best hedge against an aggressive China.