The blanket approach of the new group, launched to defeat all 14 of November’s ballot questions, reflects distrust of the electorate.
Siobhan Brett
Staff Writer
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Lawyers are to be blamed for lack of access to justice in Maine
It’s not that attorneys don’t want to represent low-income clients – it’s that we’ve made it impossible for each other to do so.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Half-baked tax relief plan needed more time
In attempting to eliminate older Mainers’ property tax burden, we’ve created a burden of a different kind.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: South Portland dog owner breaks rules but acts like the victim
Re: “Anonymous photo leads to dog citation – and community howls” (Aug. 26, Page A1): “Vigilante surveillance,” or perpetrator cast as victim? The repeat offender’s side is all about moral outrage and angry online disinformation: A cellphone, not a long-lens camera was used, and the person who took the photo was walking on the Greenbelt […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Congress Square delays show need for qualified Portland manager
Our elected mayor isn’t the right person to run our city.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Public education funding is key to strong democracy
Compared to the other countries in NATO, we already are far behind in our universal access to higher education. Many high school graduates in the EU have access to university education regardless of their financial status. Stop quibbling about who qualifies for tuition assistance with university or college education. As a retired environmental historian and […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Let’s tell elected officials we value, expect universal medical care
Billions of dollars in medical bills have been paid via crowdsourcing platforms like GoFundMe. It doesn’t have to be like this.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Ukrainian refugee experience echoes my forebears’ journey
My family were given no choice but to leave Poland during World War I. Like legions of Polish refugees at the time, they eventually built good lives for themselves in Portland.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Fauci waged war on foolish refusals of facts. He’s earned America’s heartfelt thanks.
The nation’s leading infectious disease expert is retiring in December. His mistakes were small compared to his successes.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Biden’s debt cancellation won’t end the student loan crisis
Congressional action is still needed to reform the way the government funds higher education.