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Maine Voices

Published
May 26, 2017

Maine Voices: Pre-vaccine state history shows toll that preventable diseases can take

A deadly 1886 Brunswick outbreak underlines how much we take life-saving medical advances for granted.
Published
May 25, 2017

Minimum-wage hike as godsend: $30 more per week changes my life

Facing nine bills that could tamper with the wage increase, the Maine Legislature must honor what voters embraced in passing the Question 4 referendum.
Published
May 23, 2017

Maine Voices: Bill would help restore Maine’s ailing public health nursing system

The LePage administration opted to 'save money,' so only 23 positions are filled when 48 are fully funded.
Published
May 22, 2017

Maine Voices: An open letter to the American Ghetto and its disenfranchised

All of us must use our words as weapons against the bigotry that demeans each and every American.
Published
May 21, 2017

Maine Voices: A list of principles for health reform

Cooperation across the board and a focus on lowering costs would make good starting points for the Senate's ACA replacement legislation.

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Published
May 20, 2017

Coast Guard and state of Maine unified on paddlecraft safety

National Safe Boating Week runs from May 20 to 26, but every day must be a safe boating day.
Published
May 19, 2017

Oysters can truly help save the planet, if we would only let them

Polluted waters are not a distant problem. Miles of Maine's coastline are also closed to shellfish harvesting.
Published
May 18, 2017

It is time for all the discrimination against mental illness to end

Maine restricts support services for major illnesses that needs understanding and care from all of us.
Published
May 17, 2017

Maine Voices: Jeopardizing environmental assets makes no economic sense

Aquaculture and brownfield redevelopment are among the state's pluses that cuts could harm.
Published
May 16, 2017

Maine Voices: It’s time to end the government’s assault on the poor

Making it more difficult for the needy to obtain medical care violates the moral principles at the core of Christianity.