An unconditional commitment to caring for the sick, however you arrive at it, represents a fundamental quality of a decent world.
Siobhan Brett
Staff Writer
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Celebrate Maine’s pristine night skies this week
The connection to the night sky is weak for many millions of people who live under domes of artificial light. The good news is that we can bring those domes under control.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Child care has failed. The government can solve it.
Paying federal wages and benefits to child care workers would apply upward pressure on the compensation of the entire underpaid service sector.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Clarence Page: Even a majority needs to share the microphone
If you can’t win an argument on its merits, you owe your colleagues and constituents something more than simply to cut off debate.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Gov. Mills seeks to perpetuate Maine control of Wabanaki nations
The type of progress sought by Gov. Mills in tribal-state relations is anything but.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Can’t Yard South be South Portland’s new port?
With the right kind of collaboration and consensus-building, South Portland can have a new ‘half-mile neighborhood’ of its own.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Swing voters are fine with the Trump charges. That’s a warning to the GOP.
By using Trump’s serial breaking of our democratic norms to justify a political prosecution, his opponents become exactly what they condemn.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: We can’t go on violating Mainers’ right to housing
We must move away from policies that treat housing as a commodity, not a right, and allow people to use housing primarily as a profit-driven investment.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: ‘Never again’ is not heeded by genocidal regimes
Humanity must understand that genocide is an evil that knows no boundaries – not of color, religion, gender, or geography.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Campaign spending by foreign governments threatens our democracy
Are we OK with state-sanctioned foreign interference in Maine’s referendum campaigns? We shouldn’t be.