Siobhan Brett

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Published
August 6, 2022

Commentary: Brittney Griner sentence leaves us waiting and hoping for a nightmare to end

The U.S. must do all it can to bring Griner, and other Americans held in Russia, back home. Trouble is, ‘all it can’ doesn’t seem like enough.
Published
August 6, 2022

Our View: More summer homework for Portland Public Schools

The latest data on racial and other biases fuel an ongoing crisis of confidence.
Published
August 6, 2022

Commentary: What happens when TikTok is your main source of news and information

A 2016 survey summarizing young students’ ability to separate digital fact from fiction was summarized by researchers in one word: ‘bleak.’
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August 6, 2022

Commentary: Reform of Electoral Count Act will protect elections for years to come

The bipartisan efforts led by Sen. Susan Collins are far more than just a response to 2020.
Published
August 5, 2022

Commentary: Why none of us can win against kipple

You may think you don’t know what kipple is. Trust me, you know all about kipple.
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August 5, 2022

Letter to the editor: Westbrook roadwork snarls travel from Portland to Gorham

Gee, imagine being able to go from Portland through Westbrook to Gorham in less than two hours. Well, you could if you were walking. Only the city of Westbrook would allow the closing of Main Street and a partial closing of William Clark Drive in simultaneous construction projects. Oh, let’s not forget the Cumberland Mills […]
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August 5, 2022

Letter to the editor: To ease burden of high gas prices, vote for Poliquin

A Maine summer is nothing like summer in the rest of the U.S. Our state’s opportunities to get outdoors, to canoe Moosehead Lake or enjoy Fielder’s Choice in Lewiston, are amazing. Mainers love the outdoors. But our ability to enjoy the great outdoors is linked with the ability to get there, and the price of […]
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August 5, 2022

Letter to the editor: Only ‘true conservatives’ deemed capable of logic

In regards to Kathleen Parker’s syndicated column about Clarence Thomas’ stoic behavior in the face of past and recent criticism (“Why Clarence Thomas shouldn’t have backed down,” June 2, Page A5), I was a bit surprised and disappointed to learn that, according to Ms. Parker, anyone who is not a “true conservative” has ideas that […]
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August 5, 2022

Commentary: Monkeypox is not the next COVID. But it’s spreading from the same failures.

Why do we in the West pay attention only when a disease outbreak directly threatens us?
Published
August 5, 2022

Our View: Amazon warehouse would be no boon to Maine

It’s OK to hope for better employment opportunities than those the ecommerce giant has to offer.

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