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Maine Voices
Opinion columns submitted by the public to the Portland Press Herald.
Maine Voices: South Portland plan to ban pesticides a needless and harmful overreach
Regulators already ensure the chemicals are safe for human exposure and little pollution of Casco Bay has been found.
Maine Voices: Lives lost in Orlando shooting were part of the rainbow of humanity
The victims could have been any of us – or our kids. So when will we stop labeling and targeting?
Maine Voices: Sound of penultimate glass ceiling smashing is music to women’s ears
Because of Hillary Clinton, gender diversity on the presidential ticket will be the new norm.
Maine Voices: Support the referendum to increase Maine’s minimum wage
The proposal would raise the state’s hourly minimum wage from $7.50 to $9 in 2017 and then a dollar a year until it reaches $12 in 2020.
Maine Voices: Collins’ conscience on hold while she waffles on condemning Trump
Mainers may well tell her, ‘We knew Margaret Chase Smith, and you are no Margaret Chase Smith.’
Maine Voices: Transgender medical, health issues widely misunderstood
It is essential to educate the public and lawmakers so they will understand this complicated and serious topic.
Maine Voices: Ranked-choice voting passes every test of true democracy
It allows voters to support their favorite candidate without worrying that their vote might be wasted.
Maine Voices: This privately-owned land should be made for you and me
An erstwhile Mainer reminds that timber companies control much of the state’s choice wilderness, but that need not be the case.
Maine Voices: USM engineering students giving back through service learning
They gain practical skills while addressing the needs of Portland-area teachers, students and schools.