When we act as if elected officials have responsibility for the host of economic variables that got us here, we let the ungovernable distract us from the governable.
Siobhan Brett
Staff Writer
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: The time I fell asleep at the wheel
Any difference between me and the former corrections officer recently found guilty of manslaughter in the death of a 9-year-old Standish girl is minuscule.
advertisement
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Analysis: How the threat of ‘taxpayer-funded abortion’ mobilizes conservative religious voters
Campaigns to prevent tax dollars from funding abortion have kept anti-abortion activists and other Republican voters engaged for decades – even when a ban on legal abortion seemed unlikely.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: The national debt is getting spookier
We always spend freely when a crisis comes along, and we never tighten our belts when it’s over.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Mills far outperforms LePage on environmental matters
To this day, the former governor still doesn’t understand that the health of Maine’s environment, people and economy are deeply connected.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: ‘Nation’s report card’ reveals more about state of education than about the pandemic
Other retired Maine educators and I believe we have a bigger problem: curricula that emphasize plowing forward with lessons even when the basic skills aren’t in place.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: We should all be very concerned by the jury trial’s disappearance
John Adams was right when he described trial by jury as ‘the heart and lungs of liberty.’
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: What parents can do as RSV spikes among children
This winter we’re facing a triple threat of viral disease.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: All Mainers need paid family and medical leave – not just some of us
When crisis strikes, we should be able to take time to care for our loved ones without risking our jobs or housing.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: ‘Right to repair’ protects consumers’ freedom to choose
Access to vehicles’ data is good for competition. My business and many others hope the people of Maine will agree.