As a candidate, he claimed to be able to bring people together, but as a president, he has not delivered.
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Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Don’t make the wrong mistake
Our inability to confront the climate crisis is going to be catastrophic if we give in to despair.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Healthy right whale population, healthy Maine lobster fishery can coexist
The Lobster Trap series makes clear that the Gulf of Maine’s warming is causing enormous changes – and resilient and innovative Mainers can adapt to them.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Locked up for the holidays – why youth in Long Creek must be released now
Youth prisons neither keep communities any safer nor help young people, so we must get these kids home with the care and support they need.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Grief for our unhoused neighbors will fuel my fight to end homelessness
The winter solstice vigil in Portland is a time to mourn – and to reaffirm a commitment to ensuring that all who need a home find one.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Proper worker classification is a vital foundation of Maine’s economy
Misclassification deprives employees of needed protections, puts other employers at a disadvantage and affects taxpayers as well.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: One way to tackle America’s youth mental health challenge – change billing
Targeting the structural roots of our workforce deficit will help ensure that our young people are cared for and short-circuit crises.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The Fed’s pivot on inflation, unemployment is the opposite of hawkish
The central bank’s policy stance is actually much more dovish than it was a year ago. This doesn’t bode well for the economy.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: SALT deduction helps the wealthy but does almost nothing for working Mainers
If an expanded state and local deduction for federal taxes is a casualty of the stalled Build Back Better bill, it won’t be a loss for most Mainers.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Hospital president: Mercy embarking on next chapter of caring for our community
On Jan. 4, we will not only open our new ER, at 175 Fore River Parkway in Portland, but also close our existing one, at 144 State St., Charlie Therrien says.