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Maine Voices
Opinion columns submitted by the public to the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine Voices: We need to address burnout among Preble Street caseworkers
Mental exhaustion drives up turnover among staff and undermines the agency’s capacity to serve clients.
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Maine Voices: Our state’s forests are a vital part of our world’s climate solution
Let’s not dally in our effort to hold on to the highly significant forest here at home – Maine’s North Woods.
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Maine Voices: Cumberland County going above and beyond in face of COVID crisis
Sheriff Kevin Joyce, the patrol and jail staff worked hard to keep the jail operating and prevent contagion during a recent state of emergency.
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Maine Voices: Child tax credit providing financial relief to working families like mine
Child care cost my family over $18,000 last year. Extending the child tax credit can help more women like me stay on the job.
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Maine Voices: CMP’s woes not the only driver in clean-energy project’s defeat
Three of America’s top 12 worst carbon polluters developed a playbook to crush other proposals to meet the existential challenge of our time: climate change.
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Maine Voices: Sierra Club backs consumer-owned power for Maine
We should replace profit-seeking utilities with a publicly managed nonprofit to meet climate goals.
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Maine Voices: Wood also a solution to Maine’s high heating costs, fossil fuel dependence
The cheapest and most reliable option available for many Mainers, heating with wood now includes modern and highly efficient boilers.
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Maine Voices: Participatory budgeting will give Portlanders more say over where their tax dollars go
The process sets aside a small pot of money for each district and allows that community to democratically decide how to spend it
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Maine Voices: The time is now to make Portland’s streets safer, more vibrant for all
A recent wave of crashes resulting in serious injury or death to Portland-area cyclists and walkers points up the need for infrastructure improvements.