The president should cancel all student debt for those in income-based repayment for over 20 years and end the practice of dipping into Social Security for those who default.
Siobhan Brett
Staff Writer
Posted inElection 2022, Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Youth vote will be critical to our climate response
As a scientist, I’d rather be working on graphs and describing solutions to the climate crisis. But upcoming elections matter.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Biden’s student debt cancellation is a welcome starting point
We can and should do more to relieve those struggling under this burden – and to assist the scholars of the future.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: The acceptable level of ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water is zero
The sooner Maine’s standards reflect this, the better, recent findings at more than half a dozen schools show.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: State grants, loans require a delicate balancing act
The Maine Technology Institute awards vital funding to businesses across the state – businesses like mine. Some of that information it can share, some it can’t.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Bullfighting’s death knell in Mexico gives U.S. much to ponder
Would we be better human beings if we had to kill and butcher our own meat? Doubtful. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t care.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Right to register, vote is essential to democracy
There’s no good reason for the U.S. to trail most other developed democracies in voter participation.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Scientists love issuing warnings. Here’s one for them.
When it comes to both COVID and climate change, don’t condescend – suggest steps people can take that have a positive impact.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Republican Party campaigning on message of fear, division
A registered Republican in Maine’s 1st Congressional District, I recently received a solicitation letter and survey from the Republican National Committee. Each is an affront to truth and the American way. They are culture war documents designed to seed fear, hate and division. Each ignores Jan 6. Republicans use AR-15s in their advertising, resort to […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Byzantine medical billing calls for narrow policy focus
As we explore the possibility of a new system, we owe it to ourselves to clear up the one we’ve got.