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Maine Voices

Published
July 20, 2020

Maine Voices: Hungry Mainers need help from Washington to feed their families

The COVID-19 crisis has created a food insecurity epidemic and the Republican-controlled Senate needs to respond.
Published
July 19, 2020

Maine Voices: Want to help the economy? Stay home.

Reopening too aggressively leads to outbreaks that require reimposition of public health measures, further restricting consumer confidence.
Published
July 18, 2020

Maine Voices: Why this Democrat supports Susan Collins

The senator's work ethic and commitment to bipartisanship make her the best representative for Maine.
Published
July 17, 2020

Maine Voices: Calendar fix would help unemployed workers

The state could bring $5 million into the economy simply by making Friday the official end of the week.
Published
July 16, 2020

Maine Voices: Portland city manager position should be abolished

Decisions that defund public health – like closing the India Street Positive Health Clinic – devalue the needs of Black and Latinx Mainers.

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Published
July 15, 2020

Maine Voices: Focus on individuality has made it harder for U.S. to fight COVID

We will benefit from an approach that incorporates equality, giving to one another and seeing events through their eyes.
Published
July 14, 2020

Maine Voices: Public schools need support, not the distraction of a new funding model

A pandemic is not the time to implement education savings accounts, a program with a questionable track record in other states.
Published
July 13, 2020

Maine Voices: Gay man’s murder in 1984 started a movement

Charlie Howard was thrown off a bridge in Bangor 36 years ago, shocking the conscience of the state.
Published
July 12, 2020

Maine Voices: I asked for help. I didn’t realize it was going to come from a patient.

Despite the strain COVID has placed on health care workers, the question ‘Are you OK, Doctor?’ shows the trust that physicians and patients still share.
Published
July 11, 2020

Maine Voices: Education savings accounts can give Maine families more flexibility as school year nears

Maine should redirect funding to students, not districts, giving parents the power to determine their children’s education.