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.
Siobhan Brett
Staff Writer
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
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.
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Posted inLetters, Opinion
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 […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
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 […]
Posted inLetters, Opinion
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 […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Recent SCOTUS decisions threaten the health of all people
Elections have consequences for public health. Indeed, voting is a public health issue.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
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.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
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.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
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.