Viable ideas include setting up a revolving loan fund, encouraging a multifamily approach and building off-peninsula.
Maine Voices
Opinion columns submitted by the public to the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine Voices: Many valid questions remain about Riverton homeless shelter
Transportation, the disruption of client-provider ties and the exact number of beds are among the issues that require more consideration.
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Maine Voices: Trump’s demonization of immigrants is nothing new. But it’s time to say ‘no more’
Speak out against his rhetoric, and against elevating an immigration hard-liner to homeland security secretary.
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Maine Voices: Forest products industry has much to celebrate
New investment in plant modernization and new goods heading to market mean the industry is back on the rise.
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Maine Voices: Carbon pricing will help insure Earth against climate change
Just as President Reagan embraced a plan to heal the ozone layer, today’s leaders, including Maine Sens. Collins and King, can take action to limit excessive warming.
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Maine Voices: When it comes to helping Type 1 diabetes families, Sen. Collins is resting on her laurels
As insulin costs soar, she has put forward a Band-Aid bill and supported tax breaks for insulin manufacturers.
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Maine Voices: Our state should embrace overdose prevention sites as the evidence-based step they are
A federal judge recently ruled that they’re not illegal, and data show that they save money, save lives and serve as a bridge into treatment.
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Maine Voices: Colombian-American finds cultural home in Portland
In a small city where less than 4 percent of the population identifies as Hispanic, a restaurant becomes far more than just a place to eat.
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Maine Voices: Cape Elizabeth teenagers’ experience shows dwindling tolerance for silence
Suspended and shamed for her words in 1997, a Portland graduate lauds current Cape students who are advocating for their right to speak up.
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Maine Voices: Education key to meeting workforce needs
Programs like Bridge Academy help students acquire the credentials the job market requires.