Siobhan Brett

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Published
August 27, 2022

Commentary: Cape Elizabeth school plan is economically irresponsible

If voters reject the project, we can go back to the drawing board – we’ve done that successfully before.
Published
August 26, 2022

Commentary: Biden’s student loan plan neglects older borrowers

The president should cancel all student debt for those in income-based repayment for over 20 years and end the practice of dipping into Social Security for those who default.
Published
August 26, 2022

Maine Voices: Youth vote will be critical to our climate response

As a scientist, I’d rather be working on graphs and describing solutions to the climate crisis. But upcoming elections matter.
Published
August 25, 2022

Commentary: Biden’s student debt cancellation is a welcome starting point

We can and should do more to relieve those struggling under this burden – and to assist the scholars of the future.
Published
August 25, 2022

Our View: The acceptable level of ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water is zero

The sooner Maine’s standards reflect this, the better, recent findings at more than half a dozen schools show.
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: Bullfighting’s death knell in Mexico gives U.S. much to ponder

Would we be better human beings if we had to kill and butcher our own meat? Doubtful. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t care.
Published
August 24, 2022

Commentary: Right to register, vote is essential to democracy

There’s no good reason for the U.S. to trail most other developed democracies in voter participation.
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 24, 2022

Letter to the editor: Republican Party campaigning on message of fear, division

A registered Republican in Maine’s 1st Congressional District, I recently received a solicitation letter and survey from the Republican National Committee. Each is an affront to truth and the American way. They are culture war documents designed to seed fear, hate and division. Each ignores Jan 6. Republicans use AR-15s in their advertising, resort to […]

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