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Maine Voices

Published
August 5, 2017

Maine Voices: George Mitchell’s take on Republican climate change denials falls short

The great former senator may recall times of bipartisanship, but  the Republican Party is now the party of anti-truth.
Published
August 4, 2017

Sen. Smith’s call, in 1950, for responsible leadership bears repeating today

Back then, it was a Democratic administration that she said 'ineffectively' wielded power. The shoe is now on the other foot.
Published
August 3, 2017

Closing local schools is costly, bad for academics and community ties

It's certainly not a solution for Portland's crumbling, cramped elementary facilities, but the four-school bond would be.
Published
August 2, 2017

Maine Voices: International student exchange contributes to interconnected world

We need to remind ourselves of the richness that occurs when we share our lives with foreigners.
Published
August 1, 2017

Maine Voices: Raising legal age to buy tobacco ultimately will help fight opioid crisis

The use of nicotine leads to brain changes that can result in a higher risk of addiction to other drugs.

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Published
July 31, 2017

Maine Voices: Military transgender ban a measure of how far society hasn’t come

Raising a transgender child has opened my eyes to the battles that persist for her on a daily basis.
Published
July 30, 2017

Maine Voices: Don Larrabee was ‘a wonderful man’

The Deering High graduate went to Washington to cover the news but never lost the best of where he came from.
Published
July 29, 2017

Maine Voices: State’s ill-advised to neglect its responsibilities for public health

Last year's dismantling of 27 health coalitions leaves some of our most vulnerable people at risk.
Published
July 28, 2017

Single-payer system – Medicare for All – is the only remedy for U.S.

We need to put politics aside and join the rest of the industrialized world by taking care of our citizens.
Published
July 27, 2017

Federal rollbacks threaten state’s drinking water, fishing spots, economy

Plans to reduce waterway protections, EPA research funding and pollution rules are all bad for Mainers.