Siobhan Brett

Editorial Page Editor

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Published
February 9, 2023

Maine Voices: What constitutes news depends on where you get the news

I decided to take media analysis into my own hands and was discouraged by what I found.
Published
February 7, 2023

Commentary: Free COVID health care will be gone by May. Should you worry?

The people most directly impacted will be the uninsured and those who treat them.
Published
February 7, 2023

Commentary: Art can help us understand the Gulf of Maine’s warming problem

Climate change education doesn’t have to take place in a classroom.
Published
February 6, 2023

Commentary: Falling electric car prices don’t help low-income Americans

Knocking $10,000 off a $60,000 car matters little to low-income households; it’s more than they ever could – or would – spend on a car.
Published
February 5, 2023

The Maine Millennial: No snow tires? No problem!

In which a snowy hill is conquered with the help of the kind of Mainer we all know and love.
Published
February 5, 2023

Jim Fossel: Change has come to Maine GOP. Or has it?

Real transformation or mere facelift? Joel Stekis and his contemporaries get to decide.
Published
February 5, 2023

Our View: Enthusiasm for tax cuts better channeled elsewhere

Maine’s historic surplus presents the state with more than one type of opportunity.
Published
February 4, 2023

Maine Voices: Following my daughter through our ever more gender-fluid world

A long-awaited trip from Maine to Prague was filled with the observations and revelations of a new parent of a trans child.
Published
February 3, 2023

Maine Voices: What volunteer firefighting taught me about community building

The dozens of volunteer firefighters I worked with at the end of January all had different strengths to share – and those strengths add up.
Published
February 3, 2023

Commentary: When it comes to PFAS, pesticide availability is the least of our concerns

The Maine Board of Pesticides Control should act aggressively to phase out PFAS pesticides and promote safer alternatives for farmers, gardeners and landscapers.