The Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement Act was a thorough and significant breakthrough. That isn’t to to say, 40 years later, that it should not be changed.
Siobhan Brett
Staff Writer
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letter to the editor: Limits on coyote killing are no slippery slope
This letter is in support of L.D. 814. Coyotes, Maine’s native dogs and most maligned keystone carnivores, are an integral part of a healthy Maine ecosystem. These predators feed primarily on rodents, which carry ticks and Lyme disease. They are nature’s tick and Lyme disease control. Yet, they can be slaughtered all year because it […]
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The Maine Millennial: You can’t legislate a close relationship between parents and children
Supporters of a Maine bill targeting student pronoun changes need to realize that a little respect for young people would go a very long way.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letter to the editor: How to charge ahead on EVs
For electric vehicles to be attractive to buyers, a network of DC fast charger,” can charge my car in about 45 minutes.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Banks must be forced to keep their word on climate change
We have to sustain pressure on the major banks that continue to finance fossil fuel production – and maintain Maine’s focus on the climate crisis.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: For Iraqis, the U.S. invasion isn’t a distant memory – it’s a daily devastation
The invasion 20 years ago didn’t just change Iraq’s future. It altered the world’s memory about Iraq and its people.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Restoring original Maine flag is the right idea – just maybe not right now
Symbols matter, and a flag itself should be a symbol of unity.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Can DeSantis go too far? Not for Florida. Maybe for America
Voters down here seem to crave his culture wars. I don’t believe the same can be said for the rest of the country.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Parallels between invasions of Iraq and Ukraine
Twenty years ago this month, the United States began a war in Iraq based on false claims of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. According to a March 20 report from Democracy Now, which featured Iraqi writers Sinan Antoon and Feurat Alani, that war left behind up to 2 million Iraqi people dead, mostly civilians; 8 […]
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Letter to the editor: Apply a surcharge to fossil fuels
A recent Associated Press article (“Alaskan oil project adds yet another climate concern,” March 14) highlights an important factor in the struggle to limit greenhouse-gas emissions from fossil fuels. Regardless of how much green renewable energy is introduced into the market, as long as fossil fuels are subsidized and underpriced, dependence on (aka “addiction to”) […]