Siobhan Brett

Editorial Page Editor

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Published
August 13, 2022

Another View: Next up for Congress? Fixing the Electoral Count Act.

If passed, the bill proposed by the Senate group would go a long way toward preventing a repeat of the 2020 election fiasco.
Published
August 12, 2022

Commentary: Well-executed Mar-a-Lago search is just the beginning

Like it or not, the information supporting the warrant executed at Mar-a-Lago had to have gone way beyond the norm.
Published
August 12, 2022

Maine Voices: Reversal of Roe spells disaster for maternal mental health

We don’t know nearly enough about postpartum depression, which is both underdiagnosed and especially prevalent among mothers of color.
Published
August 11, 2022

Our View: New short-term rental commission must take a long-term, statewide view

The business eats into housing inventory. As you may have noticed, Maine doesn’t have any to spare.
Published
August 11, 2022

Maine Voices: Heavy-handed parking enforcement does Portland a disservice

The ever-present threat of parking tickets drives people away from the city’s downtown. If only we could divert those efforts elsewhere.
Published
August 11, 2022

Commentary: I’m working in my jammies, and I’m just fine

Mounting concern for remote workers’ health and well-being rings hollow.
Published
August 10, 2022

Commentary: Hard hit by climate change, eastern Kentucky deserves better leaders

Ideologues like Sen. Rand Paul were once an amusing curiosity. Now? They’re simply in the way.
Published
August 10, 2022

Maine Voices: Time to expand our concept of ‘Maine’ and the people who bring it to life

By thinking of our state as a vast network of people and ideas, we can fuel its economy.
Published
August 9, 2022

Sen. Angus King: How Congress is addressing inflation, climate change and the deficit

Any of the provisions of the just-passed Inflation Reduction Act would be incredibly impactful on their own. Combined, they set Americans up for stable, sustained success.
Published
August 9, 2022

Our View: Better than Build Back Better

The Inflation Reduction Act is different from its predecessor in several respects. Chief among them? It passed the Senate.