It’s possible that the midterm die was set in June when an arrogant Supreme Court majority overturned Roe v. Wade.
Siobhan Brett
Staff Writer
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Want to address Maine’s workforce shortage? Keep teenagers off tobacco
Statewide action should be taken to ban flavored tobacco, a known gateway to smoking. In the meantime, other municipalities should follow the lead of Portland, Bangor and Brunswick.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts Jr.: The infuriating charge of ‘racism against white people’
While the narrative that racism is a “both sides” phenomenon may be comfort food for the white right, it is a libel upon my ancestors.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: The postal service on Chebeague was once a family affair
In his 36 years as the island’s postmaster, neither rain nor snow slowed my enterprising and resourceful grandfather.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Only Republicans can rescue American democracy
Too often, it appears that Republicans consider any election won by a Democrat to be inherently fraudulent.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Our nation’s fisheries face a common enemy: climate change
The continued vilification of fishermen, government agencies, coastal communities as well as seafood producers and distributors misses the point.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Decision to recuse shouldn’t be made by the judge in question
Public confidence in the judicial system can be restored by having impartial third parties make the call.
Posted inOpinion
Readers respond to our reporting on the Dennis Dechaine murder case
Dechaine has spent 34 years in prison since his conviction in the murder of Sarah Cherry. His lawyers, who filed a motion for additional DNA testing last year, now say they will seek a new trial based on the results.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: What can be done to pull democracy back from the edge?
Here are some suggestions: Modify the Senate, replace gerrymandering, place limits on the tenure of Supreme Court justices.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Don’t be fooled by myths of carbon in Maine, New England wood products
Despite its trendy greenwashed label, the success of lumber and wood products in storing carbon fails miserably to measure up to what living trees do.