This letter is about an incredible and growing sport that both boys and girls can enjoy. That sport is flag football. I am the father of twin daughters who just turned 18. They have played flag football in the Maine Girls Flag Football league for the past five years. I have heard this story from […]
Siobhan Brett
Staff Writer
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Siobhán Brett: What if Portland became a bike town?
Biking here is misery. It shouldn’t be.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Opinion: Clarence Thomas blundered. But the justices are underpaid.
Although these aren’t pauper’s wages, they’re not where they should be.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Clarence Page: Beware, Donald Trump is letting his inner dictator slip out
Although Trump may speak of a need to ‘make America great again,’ his rhetoric appears more clearly intended to make us hate each other again.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Clarence Page: Democrats ride abortion issue to victory while GOP struggles
The public is simply not on the side of Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance and his anti-abortion colleagues.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Rejection of Pine Tree Power opens the door to reform
With greater regulatory muscle, Maine can check off some of the boxes that dominated the public power campaign.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The ‘who’ and the ‘why’ of chronic student absenteeism are key
According to one survey, one quarter of Black teens reported missing more than 15 days of school in the past school year.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Blame the House, not the Constitution, for speaker mess
Recent dysfunction is caused by a combination of House rules and polarized partisanship. The only way to fix it is to change one or the other.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine can’t afford to neglect its public university infrastructure
We cannot starve our system to strength.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: We can create housing while protecting what we love about Maine
New housing options can be achieved without unrestrained sprawl. All it takes is proper planning.