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Maine Voices
Opinion columns submitted by the public to the Portland Press Herald.
Maine Voices: It makes sense to use Maine’s forest biomass to produce energy
Sens. Collins and King have shown leadership and understanding of biomass energy’s importance to the state.
Maine Voices: Senior housing funds held hostage
To enable more Mainers to age in their own homes, Gov. LePage should release the voter-approved money at once.
Maine Voices: Learn from our family’s painful loss: Vote for gun background checks
We’re a gun-owning family that wants a loophole closed to help keep our communities safer.
Maine Voices: ‘Pay for success’ learning strategy could be smart move for kids, society
It allows various investors to fund social programs such as preschool education and adult job training.
Maine Voices: Sen. Collins should fight as Congress looks to keep us in the dark on GMOs in food
Clear, on-package labeling is needed so consumers have easy access to information about what we eat.
Maine Voices: Collins, King propose energy legislation that’s not forest-friendly
Burning wood emits carbon dioxide instantly, while carbon reabsorption and forest regrowth take decades.
Maine Voices: U.S. Senate is duty-bound to act on Obama’s nomination to Supreme Court
A failure to vote in a timely manner on a successor to Antonin Scalia means important cases would be unresolved.
Maine Voices: This upper-income person doesn’t want tax breaks on the backs of others
L.D. 1519 would cut out $52 million from the state budget, not change my charitable donations and give me a tax break I don’t need.
Maine Voices: Albright’s message lost in hubbub over ‘special place in hell’
The former secretary of state’s controversial remark reminds us that women are still short of living in equality.