The clinic’s commitment, structure, high standards and funding mean it will serve all patients well.
Maine Voices
Opinion columns submitted by the public to the Portland Press Herald.
Maine Voices: Proposed budget meets local needs, deserves City Council’s support
Innovation, efficiency and a focus on fundamentals at least ensure an affordable tax increase.
Maine Voices: Paid leave best gift for moms
Most of the developed world offers paid time off for workers who stay home to take care of a child or an ailing parent.
Maine Voices: North Woods park plan offers economic benefits both near and far
Our U.S. senators should recognize the possibilities offered by the marketing of the National Park Service.
Maine Voices: India Street clinic provides a vital link to health care for Portland’s LGBTQ community
The city wants to trade in staffers with specialized and deep knowledge for an absence of experience.
Maine Voices: Opting for dignified death with doctor’s help is our final freedom of choice
Maine should support physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients – it saves so much torment.
Maine Voices: Forward-thinking policies put Portland on path to ending long-term homelessness
A proposal to create more units for people who have been languishing in shelters will continue an approach that has changed lives.
Maine Voices: Legislators score a victory for those at risk of overdose and those who love them
By overriding Gov. LePage’s veto of a bill to expand Narcan access, Maine lawmakers demonstrate that no human life is disposable.
Maine Voices: Portland Community Health Center standing by with safety net
We empathize with the concerns of India Street patients and staffers about the proposed closure.
Maine Voices: The college experience should not foster a career at the expense of character
Ideally, higher education should jointly develop the self and the path to a job – along with an interest in lifelong learning.