Siobhan Brett

Editorial Page Editor

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Published
November 11, 2022

Commentary: Save Maine’s veterans from suicide by forging greater connections

The simple act of making a phone call or paying a visit to a veteran could save a life.
Published
November 11, 2022

Commentary: Maine can end veteran homelessness – here’s how

To sustain recent progress, we must keep building housing for our service members and others struggling to find a home.
Published
November 11, 2022

Commentary: On Veterans Day, recalling a time I will never forget

Amidst the unspeakable devastation and destruction in Nagasaki, we had a job to do and we did it.
Published
November 9, 2022

Commentary: Our nation’s fisheries face a common enemy: climate change

The continued vilification of fishermen, government agencies, coastal communities as well as seafood producers and distributors misses the point.
Published
November 9, 2022

Maine Voices: Working with immigrant high school students has changed my life

Call it what you will: The contribution by newcomers to our country is a profoundly enriching one.
Published
November 8, 2022

Commentary: Don’t be fooled by myths of carbon in Maine, New England wood products

Despite its trendy greenwashed label, the success of lumber and wood products in storing carbon fails miserably to measure up to what living trees do.
Published
November 8, 2022

Maine Voices: What can be done to pull democracy back from the edge?

Here are some suggestions: modify the Senate, replace gerrymandering, place limits on the tenure of Supreme Court justices.
Published
November 7, 2022

Maine Voices: The question of abortion should be a moot point

You do as you believe, I do as I believe.
Published
November 6, 2022

The Maine Millennial: Medicine is a group project

Maine Med was full almost to bursting when I had my donor kidney removed there, but the staff made me feel like I was the only patient in the building.
Published
November 6, 2022

Jim Fossel: Ideas should be above personalities

Let’s see if Republicans can move beyond Donald Trump the individual in the next presidential election.