To deride and ridicule the choices that LGBTQ+ citizens make is to misunderstand the most essential principle of Americanism.
Siobhan Brett
Staff Writer
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Commentary: Without cooperation, fishermen will be pushed out of the trade
No one would accuse New England fishermen of getting along well. For the sake of our livelihoods and the prosperity of our communities, that has to change.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Stay ahead of COVID whenever you can
Although the number of new weekly cases is among the lowest of the pandemic, it’s still too many people sick with a potentially fatal virus.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The stakes couldn’t be higher for local news
Journalism is more vibrant in Maine than in many other states. Let’s keep it that way.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Limits on recall of officials stifle democracy
Imposing further restrictions on local recalls would undermine at least two cherished Maine traditions.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: History offers sobering lessons as Biden tries for second term
The president may face a prospect that could prove almost as difficult for him as losing: winning.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Has technology killed the kindness of strangers?
Pulling into someone’s driveway can be life-threatening today – and not for the homeowner. It wasn’t always like this.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: We do not need to shoot to protect ourselves
America has given itself an anxiety disorder. Guns should not be in the mix.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Open the windows again to the avian audience
Was it the owl who was gone all winter? Or was it me?
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine must urgently change the rhetoric about education
At one time, our state leaders talked about enticing the ‘best and the brightest’ into education. We have since strayed dangerously far from that vision.