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Maine Voices
Opinion columns submitted by the public to the Portland Press Herald.
Maine Voices: ‘Red Flag’ laws stigmatize people with mental illness
It’s not true that people with mental illness are responsible for most violent crime.
Maine Voices: Non-medical vaccine opt-outs put community at risk
The weakness of vaccination programs is that that they make people forget how bad communicable diseases can be.
Maine Voices: Planned Parenthood provides more than birth control
But with the loss of federal Title X funding, the organization’s ability to serve the public is threatened.
Maine Voices: Public land has special meaning for veterans
Congress’ failure to fully fund land and water conservation puts some of the country’s sacred places at risk.
Maine Voices: Children can overcome dyslexia with help
Treatment for the learning difference can be free to the client, but it is is expensive to provide.
Maine Voices: Western Maine power line needed to fight climate change
Bringing Canadian hydro power into New England is what we need to replace aging nuclear power plant.
Maine Voices: It’s time to out Big Tobacco’s targeting of the LGBTQ community
Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the nation, and LGBT Mainers are among the hardest hit.
Maine Voices: One-size-fits-all menu mandate does more harm than good
Seeing the calories in each food item poses a threat to people diagnosed with, in danger of or in recovery from eating disorders.
Maine Voices: Zero-tolerance drug policies marginalize at-risk students even more
Intervene and support struggling students – don’t put in place rules that push them out the door.