Siobhan Brett

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Published
August 25, 2022

Maine Voices: State grants, loans require a delicate balancing act

The Maine Technology Institute awards vital funding to businesses across the state – businesses like mine. Some of that information it can share, some it can’t.
Published
August 24, 2022

Commentary: Scientists love issuing warnings. Here’s one for them.

When it comes to both COVID and climate change, don’t condescend – suggest steps people can take that have a positive impact.
Published
August 23, 2022

Our View: Byzantine medical billing calls for narrow policy focus

As we explore the possibility of a new system, we owe it to ourselves to clear up the one we’ve got.
Published
August 23, 2022

Maine Voices: Let’s take a leaf out of California’s book on clean cars

The Golden State is expected to move forward with ambitious emissions regulation later this week. It sends a signal to the global auto market – and to states like Maine.
Published
August 23, 2022

Commentary: My students’ relationship with their phones makes me worry about their future

Heading into my 20th year teaching high school English, I’m more concerned than ever about how digitally dependent our teenagers have become.
Published
August 21, 2022

Maine Voices: Current electric vehicle rebates don’t fit the bill

Our state is incentivizing new EV purchases by higher-income drivers rather than helping others get old, inefficient cars off the road.
Published
August 21, 2022

The Maine Millennial: Let’s get specific about guns and gun storage

A national campaign for access to safes and trigger locks shouldn’t wait until the next mass shooting.
Published
August 21, 2022

Maine Observer: This sub can’t wait to go back to school

Our classrooms need all the help they can get these days. I’m happy to chip in.
Published
August 21, 2022

Jim Fossel: Response to housing crisis must not steamroll Maine’s shot at prosperity

Our state should avoid top-down regulatory responses that stifle local economies.
Published
August 21, 2022

Commentary: Beware the Putinization of President Xi

Don’t let America’s domestic disarray distract from increasingly assertive military action by China.