Our culture has rarely been as pessimistic as it is today – but the hell into which we’re descending isn’t inevitable.
Maine Voices
Opinion columns submitted by the public to the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine Voices: Children – and battery electric school buses – are our future
A new federal bill will help districts get the resources they need to provide tens of thousands of young Mainers with healthy air to breathe and a safe ride to school.
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Maine Voices: Munjoy Hill’s history is worth preserving
Original buildings tell an important story about the people who came before us.
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Maine Voices: Mainers still can’t afford needed medications
Efforts to create a statewide network of prescription assistance programs have stalled because of a lack of buy-in by doctors and hospital executives.
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Maine Voices: After heroic journey, asylum seekers face harrowing trip through our immigration system
We need to demand comprehensive reform and fight policies that dismantle due process and access to justice.
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Maine Voices: Falmouth High School’s streak has ended, but the teaching and learning haven’t
This year’s girls’ tennis team – as well as the girls who came before them – can be proud of all the work they’ve done, on the court and off.
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Maine Voices: Giving refugees a hand up instead of a handout benefits us all
Proposed foreign aid cuts would eliminate a volunteer farmer training program and other initiatives that help people start anew.
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Maine Voices: Supporting school nutrition is an investment in our future
Public policies and private initiatives are aimed at making it easier for students to get dependable meals.
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Maine Voices: Expectations of men are changing, so where do we go from here?
Opening up to the one closest to us is difficult but can also lead to healing.
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Maine Voices: Five ideas for the new UMaine System chancellor
The relationship between the system’s flagship campus in Orono and its other six campuses has never been resolved.