Siobhan Brett

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Published
August 29, 2022

Maine Voices: Ukrainian refugee experience echoes my forebears’ journey

My family were given no choice but to leave Poland during World War I. Like legions of Polish refugees at the time, they eventually built good lives for themselves in Portland.
Published
August 29, 2022

Another View: Fauci waged war on foolish refusals of facts. He’s earned America’s heartfelt thanks.

The nation’s leading infectious disease expert is retiring in December. His mistakes were small compared to his successes.
Published
August 28, 2022

Commentary: Biden’s debt cancellation won’t end the student loan crisis

Congressional action is still needed to reform the way the government funds higher education.
Published
August 28, 2022

Jim Fossel: Beware the bond-funded Maine job initiative

Both voters and politicians act as if bonds are piles of free money flowing from rainbows. Would that it were the case.
Published
August 28, 2022

Insight: As the United States gets less religious, is it also getting more selfish?

According to a new study, rumors of the death of civic engagement at the hands of yoga have been greatly exaggerated.
Published
August 28, 2022

Maine Observer: Why I keep coming back to a town in Oxford County

Year in, year out, I take a sentimental journey to and throughout Rumford, where I once was surrounded by family.
Published
August 28, 2022

Our View: No longer just a crisis but an indefensible failure

The more we neglect legal representation for people who can’t pay for it, the more painful the cost – social and financial – to the state of Maine.
Published
August 28, 2022

The Maine Millennial: My rescue dog, myself

My experience with Janey serves as proof that even the weird, scared and temperamental strays are worth a chance.
Published
August 28, 2022

Maine Voices: A New Yorker responds to *that* New York Post column

Last week, gossip columnist Cindy Adams bemoaned what she found to be a lack of fashion, a shortage of elegant stores and an excess of beer in Maine. Here’s what I have to say about that.
Published
August 27, 2022

Another View: Forgiving student loans is a costly mistake

Wiping out debt now will only encourage students to take out still-bigger loans in the future.