The goal of groups like NSC-131 is to scare people. It’s a shame for them that I’m more angry than I am afraid.
Siobhan Brett
Staff Writer
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: While you can’t always get the college you want, life gives what you need
As the parent of a high school senior who applied to about 15 schools, the past month has been excruciating.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Gorham connector project can stamp out traffic’s ills
We must use as many tools as we can to change course on traffic congestion west of Greater Portland. That includes new road capacity.
Posted inOpinion
Commentary: On many fronts, Maine Democrats are fighting for equity
The pandemic laid bare inequities that for too long have gone unchecked. We’re working hard to repair them.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Here’s why E. Jean Carroll’s case against Trump is so damning
The former president’s defense has big problems. For the charges to be proved true by ‘a preponderance of the evidence’ seems likely.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: How would Mainers vote on background checks now?
We should be able to go to church or the grocery store and not have to wonder whether we’ll make it home safely.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: For those in need of it, any restriction on abortion is extreme
The end of my first pregnancy was heartbreaking beyond words. But my abortion was a blessing, a liberation and a salvation.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Democrats should cheer – and cheer up about – Biden
Age is the president’s most significant negative, with its threats of a lack of innovation and diminished energy levels. Experience, however, is a plus – and the balance has clearly been on the good side.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Conversation started by restaurant doors can be productive
Portland’s growing pains found expression in a pair of antique Puerto Rican doors this week, bringing the side effects of historic preservation in the city under appropriate scrutiny.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: EPA’s electric vehicle plan would hurt working-class car buyers
The modern electric car is still predominantly a product for the wealthy.