Lead poisoning from fishing has for years been one of the leading causes of loon deaths. We want to change that.
Siobhan Brett
Editorial Page Editor
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Stop entangling the right whale – in red tape
For the species as a whole, there is still cause for hope — as long as our elected leaders stop sidelining science-based strategies.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Supposed replacement for electoral college is flawed
If you’re interested in directly electing a president by national popular vote, you owe it to yourself to go about it another way.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: You don’t need to be superhuman to be an organ donor
Most people can’t imagine themselves donating an organ to a stranger, assuming someone who does it is different in some fundamental way. That’s just not true.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rep. Ducharme: We’ve been overtaxing Mainers – the proof is in the numbers
Let’s stop extracting more money than we need to run our government.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: A school with guns in it is not a safe school
Is this what a legislative response to gun violence looks like?
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: CMP power-line saga needs to have a silver lining
What good can come of the protracted battle over the billion-dollar energy project? We could learn something from it so that nothing like it transpires again.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Retaliation-free listening tour can inform reform of child protection
It’s time we take advantage of the experience of those working in child protection, the people who know and understand the system.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine is not meeting its obligation to children like my son
Without a critical change to the payment structure for special-purpose preschools, these schools cannot survive.