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Maine Voices
Opinion columns submitted by the public to the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine Voices: Biomass plays vital role in Maine’s forestry industry
The biomass amendment sponsored by Maine’s senators deserves to stay in the energy bill.
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Maine Voices: Doctors, hospitals working to increase access to unaffordable medications
The nonprofit MedHelp Maine advises clinicians as prescription drug costs, copays and deductibles all skyrocket.
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Maine Voices: It’s not too late for Rep. Poliquin to stop being a bystander and back gay rights
The congressman’s stance, at times absurdly contradictory, avoids the issue as much as possible.
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Maine Voices: Our politically correct culture reaches too far to protect transgender rights
The federal edict citing transgender accommodations under Title IX is out of line: What about the rights of the gender-stable who feel unsafe in a locker room?
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Maine Voices: At Hiroshima, Obama should begin leading world back from the brink
Absent debate or action, we are on the verge of an expensive and dangerous new nuclear arms race.
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Maine Voices: Wealth – or lack of it – needn’t be major factor in determining lifespan
Franklin County offers an example of how a poor area can focus on health to the benefit of all.
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Maine Voices: Portland has a hero working in Haiti
But at 98, Coleman ‘Coley’ Gorham is concerned about the future of his life’s mission: a school accessible to kids who’d otherwise be shut out.
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Maine Voices: Government of, by and for the people? Now it’s just big government
President Obama grew regulatory power to new heights as Congress and the courts stood by.
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Portland Press Herald’s MaineVoices Live event with Lily King
The event features a conversation between Lily King and Press Herald features writer Bob Keyes.