Unless we can accept that access to child care is infrastructure, the nation’s child care crisis – and its attendant ills – will only worsen.
Siobhan Brett
Editorial Page Editor
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Whether or not it’s protected by the First Amendment, racist is as racist does
Whatever its root, the proliferation of racist rhetoric helps to normalize it, intensifying racist violence and the oppression of minorities.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Our community radio stations should be treasured
If you ask me, the radio star is alive and well in our state.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Debate over Bowdoin fields and PFAS has lost its way
The relevant acronym isn’t PFAS – it’s NIMBY.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Police-worn body cameras can restore faith in criminal justice
The 2014 killing of Michael Brown by a police officer resulted in calls for mandatory use of body cameras. Momentum has since dropped off. Why?
Posted inOpinion
The Maine Millennial: O, Christmas Tree!
This holiday season, I was excited to select my conifer my way.
Posted inOpinion
Jim Fossel: If it looks like a (lame) duck …
The congressional session between an election and a new term is ripe for exploitation and, in essence, undemocratic.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Child sexual abuse survivors must be supported – whenever they come forward
We want fellow survivors to hear this: You are not defined by your abuse. You deserve to be heard and believed.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: What Haiti needs is respect and democracy
A Nov. 15 Bloomberg editorial called only for police order, with nary a word about free elections or respect for Haitian independence.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Sleep is getting more respect – as a way to boost productivity. We need a better mindset.
Rest should be valorized for its contribution to health, wellbeing or the ability to enjoy daily life. All people talk about is the hustle.