Siobhan Brett

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Published
September 1, 2022

Letter to the editor: How college debt used to be

I’d like to take exception to a letter published Aug. 27 (“Letter to the editor: College students don’t need debt relief”). The financials were very, very different back then. We didn’t have private entities lending to students. I too graduated with debt from Orono in the 70s. My debt was with the federal government at […]
Published
September 1, 2022

Letter to the editor: When it comes to short-term rentals, don’t assume

The Mexican author Don Miguel Ruiz writes in his Four Agreements: “Don’t make assumptions.” My wife and I have worked hard all our lives. No inherited money. We took care of our parents when the time came. We purchased and rehabilitated (lots of sweat, labor and overtime) our first home together and then sold for […]
Published
September 1, 2022

Letter to the editor: Aren’t community colleges meant to be commuter colleges?

On the recent news story about Maine community college students having difficulty finding available housing (Aug. 28), I do have to ask why Maine community colleges have student dormitories. Isn’t the idea behind community colleges to have colleges geographically situated for students to attend without traveling great distances? In southern Maine, we have Southern Maine […]
Published
September 1, 2022

Commentary: Let’s crunch some numbers on our housing supply crunch

If less than 1.5% in Portland area home price increases can be attributed to short-term rentals, clearly more is going on in the market.
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

Leonard Pitts Jr.: Introducing Captain Florida, the opportunist

In which a version of Gov. Ron DeSantis stands up to tolerance and punches it in the nose.
Published
August 31, 2022

Letter to the editor: School commuters deserve wide berth

As classes start again, it’s wise for Maine motorists to remember the ‘3-foot’ law when passing walkers and cyclists.
Published
August 31, 2022

Letter to the editor: Grassroots work can keep you young

Kudos to Charles Spanger for his recent letter to the editor (Aug. 26). Spanger takes issue with the comments of longtime grassroots activist Stephen J. Lyons, who wrote a syndicated Chicago Tribune commentary stating that, because of his age, he no longer has responsibility to work for issues of peace and social justice. As a […]
Published
August 31, 2022

Letter to the editor: Two months spent in Maine an exciting privilege

My wife’s and my equinox began on our trek to Maine and regrettably ends this week. Admittedly, the timeline of our equinox is longer than the seasonal miracle but still seems short. How often have we selfishly wished that time stopped so we could permanently withhold the shutter release on our good time and ignore […]
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.

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