The ever-present threat of parking tickets drives people away from the city’s downtown. If only we could divert those efforts elsewhere.
Maine Voices
Opinion columns submitted by the public to the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine Voices: Time to expand our concept of ‘Maine’ and the people who bring it to life
By thinking of our state as a vast network of people and ideas, we can fuel its economy.
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Maine Voices: Griner’s experience reminds us of the pitfalls of world travel
Traveling internationally as a teacher and a coach, I saw firsthand the need for vigilance – particularly by and on behalf of young people.
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Maine Voices: Watching the baptism of a beach kid
What a joy it is to witness a happy first foray into the sea.
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Maine Voices: What if the balance demanded by the Fairness Doctrine could exist today?
A frequently chaotic and polarizing media landscape could benefit from an updated version of the broadcasting rule.
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Maine Voices: Here and everywhere, cashiers should be allowed to take a seat
American supermarket and retail workers deserve better than the standard – standing – American check stand.
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Maine Voices: What Mainers can do to strengthen democracy
As the dust from the first round of Jan. 6 hearings settles, let’s think about what needs to happen next.
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Maine Voices: Innovation, advocacy central to Maine Humanities Council’s valuable work
I’ve benefited greatly from the work of the council, which brings the humanities to new communities all over Maine.
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Maine Voices: Time to restore passenger rail service to central, eastern Maine
A propensity study puts us on the right track. A feasibility study can get us to our destination.
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Maine Voices: Acadia celebrates a landmark investment in the great outdoors
The Great American Outdoors Act helps make up for years of limited funding that degraded the National Park Service’s ability to address infrastructure.