Until the Maine DHHS admits that a crisis exists, meaningful and innovative change will elude the system.
Maine Voices
Opinion columns submitted by the public to the Portland Press Herald.
Maine Voices: Help stop the harm done by Maine’s underfunding of higher education
We need a broad, bipartisan coalition to advocate for public colleges, which are an asset of all Maine people.
Maine Voices: Leave your upper-class bubble and connect with working-class struggles
The book ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ sheds light on a broad world that the ‘leadership class’ tends to discount.
Maine Voices: Mainers should shun reviled Briton who campaigned for Brexit
Citing animosity and fears for his family’s safety, Nigel Farage says he is considering making a move to Maine.
Maine Voices: Awareness of tipped-wage issue might have tipped balance on Question 4 vote
Voters probably didn’t intend to triple tipped workers’ base pay. But that can be remedied.
Maine Voices: A plan for how women can be represented
Ranked-choice voting is a good start, and with other legislative and recruiting advances, more females will be elected.
Much could be gained from stricter enforcement of existing gun laws
With the defeat of the background check initiative, we need more muscle in the controls we’ve got.
Marginalizing Sanders supporters will hurt Democratic Party in Maine
The Maine Democratic State Committee re-elects the same officers who oversaw shocking failures.
Whether in war or politics, arrogance results in bad decisions
Both the Japanese in WWII and Hillary Clinton underestimated their opponents to their peril.
Maine Voices: Attorney general nominee failed to grasp author’s point on Supreme Court confirmations
Sen. Jefferson Sessions’ misinterpretation of the premise in a 2002 speech casts doubt on his ability to serve as attorney general.