Siobhan Brett

Editorial Page Editor

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Published
September 3, 2022

Maine Voices: May I give you a reason to be hopeful?

The needs of our friends and neighbors increase every day. My community, despite being divided on many fronts, comes together to meet those needs.
Published
September 3, 2022

Commentary: In gubernatorial race, it’s Mills: 59; LePage: 23

The Maine State Building & Construction Trades Council and our 20 labor unions unanimously endorse Gov. Mills for a second term. Here’s why.
Published
September 3, 2022

Marty Walsh: Actually, America’s workforce is stronger than ever

We shouldn’t emerge from the pandemic with a soured view of our national work ethic, the U.S. labor secretary says.
Published
September 2, 2022

Maine Voices: Trailer parks wrongly overlooked in affordable-housing debate

Maine has the highest rate of mobile homes in the northeastern U.S. It’s past time to help those communities out.
Published
September 1, 2022

Commentary: Working Mainers deserve dignity, respect and the freedom to unionize

In Maine as nationwide, union election petitions are up, up, up. Let’s build on that momentum.
Published
September 1, 2022

Our View: We can’t keep track of our ‘deadliest days’

The rate of death and injury on our roads has spiraled out of control. New solutions are needed.
Published
September 1, 2022

Maine Voices: Bring nurses and doctors into medical billing conversation

With the Press Herald’s reporting as an exception, I have failed to understand the media’s resistance to this important subject.
Published
August 31, 2022

Maine Voices: The Inflation Reduction Act is better than you might think

Critics say increased inflation means we can’t afford its measures. In fact, the cost of not taking climate action would far exceed the legislation’s incentives.
Published
August 30, 2022

Commentary: Lawyers are to be blamed for lack of access to justice in Maine

It’s not that attorneys don’t want to represent low-income clients – it’s that we’ve made it impossible for each other to do so.
Published
August 30, 2022

Our View: Half-baked tax relief plan needed more time

In attempting to eliminate older Mainers’ property tax burden, we’ve created a burden of a different kind.