I see dead people. The first sighting occurred while watching a Charlie Chaplin film made in 1915 when I realized every actor who came on the screen – everyone – was now dead but also now alive and spooling along in a grainy black and white digitized film. The Tramp, dead. His love interest, dead. […]
Greg Kesich
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Maine Voices: The two-party system builds division and dysfunction
We won’t be able to address our core problems with a system that concentrates wealth and power.
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Our View: Distrust of CMP not just a problem for the company
We won’t be able to build the energy infrastructure we need if utilities and regulators can’t recapture public confidence.
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Maine Voices: Why I care about the Fed (and why you should too)
Federal Reserve policy controls who benefits from economic growth, and who gets poorer when times are bad.
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Commentary: Fixing Maine’s child welfare system requires a hard look at the truth
The pressure on families today is no excuse for bad decisions and systemic problems within the Office of Child and Family Services.
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Our View: Remy’s passing feels like a death in the family
First as a player and then as a broadcaster, Jerry Remy was part of the regional obsession known as Red Sox Nation for more than 40 years.
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Maine Voices: We can reconcile LGBTQ+ rights and religious liberty
The ‘Utah compromise’ shows how Congress could finally pass nondiscrimination laws that do not interfere with religious practice.
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Maine Voices: What the world needs from the climate summit
The Glasgow conference will set the course for the global strategy to combat climate change.
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Our Endorsements: The editorial board weighs in on 2021 races
We offer our opinions on three questions on the state ballot and local races in Portland.
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The Maine Millennial: Mired in Halloween limbo, but still loving everything about it
Now that candy and costumes are no longer a once-a-year thrill, there’s the ancient feel of the holiday to appreciate.