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Maine Voices
Opinion columns submitted by the public to the Portland Press Herald.
Maine Voices: UMaine system disappoints with Farmington cuts
By abandoning its commitment to liberal arts, the university is not fulfilling its mission.
Maine Voices: Providers say that Anthem is not meeting its obligations
Patients are put in jeopardy by the health insurer’s manipulative tactics regarding payment for services.
Maine Voices: Questions about Maine’s secretive police agency still unanswered
A focus on minor crimes, potential privacy violations and a lack of oversight are among the problems identified by citizen researchers.
Maine Voices: Unborn children deserve legal protection
A new human being is created at the moment of fertilization and he or she should be recognized as a unique person with a right to life.
Maine Voices: Build houses from banned books? A modest proposal …
Maybe we can do something productive with the energy wasted on culture war battles over what makes good literature.
Maine Voices: University of Maine System is turning into a corporation
Instead of engaging faculty in its decision-making process, UMS leadership just tries to overpower them.
Maine Voices: Next month’s Trek Across Maine a celebration of Maine community
The annual fundraising cycling event promotes lung health and speaks to the strength of our social fabric.
Maine Voices: Gold Star families know ‘the pain that cannot forget’
The years go by, but for those who are left behind, time does not erase loss.
Maine Voices: Laws reducing the number of guns in our communities work – if we pass them
We don’t hear about the massacres that were prevented because Connecticut passed strict laws after Newtown. Here’s one example.