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Maine Voices
Opinion columns submitted by the public to the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine Voices: Prisoners should get a chance to show they’ve changed
The ‘correctional’ system is supposed to correct, not just punish the incarcerated population.
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Maine Voices: Rolling toward renewal along the Presumpscot River
Removal of the Saccarappa Dam in Westbrook will open the river to sea run fish not seen in more than century.
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Maine Voices: American opinion changing on socialism
While income inequality has increased, polls have shown growing support for what once was a harder sell.
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Maine Voices: How to really establish free speech on campus
College administrators could end anti-free speech disruptions, but since they won’t, we need to teach students to stand up against bullies.
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Maine Voices: Maine helped me escape poverty
The state gave me the support I needed to put my life on track. With better management, it could do much more for others, too.
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Maine Voices: Out of grade-school activism, lessons in changing the world
Young people bring a lot to the table, but that doesn’t excuse adult inaction, says the group of friends who – as kids – initiated Freeport’s 1990 polystyrene ban.
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Maine Voices: Teachers of color will help new Mainers achieve
Immigrant students need mentors and role models and adults need alternative pathways to credentialing.
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Maine Voices: Assessment tests set up special education students for failure
The state evaluates and reports on youth with disabilities in a way that is developmentally inappropriate and fails to speak to their learning needs.
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Maine Voices: Don’t pursue plan for bigger ferry unless Peaks is ready for it
Tourism-related health, safety and infrastructure issues must be addressed before expanding the new vessel’s passenger capacity.