It’s hard to see how separating from the city would improve service delivery or give more people a say in island policies.
Maine Voices
Opinion columns submitted by the public to the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine Voices: Citizens United still casts a shadow
We need to amend the Constitution to limit corporate money in politics.
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Maine Voices: Resistance growing to corrupt, deceptive corporate practices
A new generation of Americans is looking to break the stranglehold that businesses have on every aspect of our lives.
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Maine Voices: We have to work together to protect our common resources
Under carbon fee and dividend, emissions would be subject to an increasing price, with all revenues put back into the economy as a dividend to all families.
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Maine Voices: Portland’s noises are the sounds of a thriving city
Planes, trains, trucks and rock concerts were initially jarring to a couple used to a Kansas farm, but now they take the clamor in their stride.
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Maine Voices: Lobstermen threatened with the extinction of their way of life
Before imposing new rules, study whether there is a relationship between right whale deaths and fishing gear.
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Maine Voices: We’d be worse off if immigrants went back where they came from
Many of the people we love, and the people who have contributed to our country, could trace their roots to other places.
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Maine Voices: How to measure, remedy air pollution from tanks is major challenge for South Portland
The best approaches take into account a vulnerable population and use effective vapor recovery technology.
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Maine Voices: Issues with jetport noise are both exaggerated and avoidable
One South Portland resident says that it just isn’t that loud.
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Maine Voices: Let’s all push for an end to the hate-spewing that fuels gun violence
Voters, politicians and religious leaders should all recognize and respond when political rhetoric goes too far.