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Maine Voices
Opinion columns submitted by the public to the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine Voices: Pre-vaccine state history shows toll that preventable diseases can take
A deadly 1886 Brunswick outbreak underlines how much we take life-saving medical advances for granted.
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Minimum-wage hike as godsend: $30 more per week changes my life
Facing nine bills that could tamper with the wage increase, the Maine Legislature must honor what voters embraced in passing the Question 4 referendum.
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Maine Voices: Bill would help restore Maine’s ailing public health nursing system
The LePage administration opted to ‘save money,’ so only 23 positions are filled when 48 are fully funded.
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Maine Voices: An open letter to the American Ghetto and its disenfranchised
All of us must use our words as weapons against the bigotry that demeans each and every American.
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Maine Voices: A list of principles for health reform
Cooperation across the board and a focus on lowering costs would make good starting points for the Senate’s ACA replacement legislation.
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Coast Guard and state of Maine unified on paddlecraft safety
National Safe Boating Week runs from May 20 to 26, but every day must be a safe boating day.
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Oysters can truly help save the planet, if we would only let them
Polluted waters are not a distant problem. Miles of Maine’s coastline are also closed to shellfish harvesting.
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It is time for all the discrimination against mental illness to end
Maine restricts support services for major illnesses that needs understanding and care from all of us.
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Maine Voices: Jeopardizing environmental assets makes no economic sense
Aquaculture and brownfield redevelopment are among the state’s pluses that cuts could harm.