Ask yourself what it would take to tip the wealthiest, most powerful country on earth into chaos.
Maine Voices
Opinion columns submitted by the public to the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Portland Charter Commission needs to narrow its focus
The charter is the constitution of the city, and reconfiguring the structure of local government should be at the center of the commission’s discussions.
advertisement
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Fight to give millions of immigrants roadmap to citizenship is far from over
No matter what the Senate parliamentarian says, the struggle for basic rights and protections will continue.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The reconciliation bill feels like my family’s last chance
My adult son, who has disabilities, cannot live the life he deserves because so little support exists for people like him. This legislation signals a commitment to providing it.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: State should make hospitals publish their prices
A new federal rule lifts the veil on health care prices, but most Maine providers aren’t doing their part.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: We need to put a price on carbon to fight climate change
A tax on fossil fuels would pay for infrastructure and steer consumers to clean energy options.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Don’t be mad if it doesn’t rain on you
Meteorologists are better than ever, but they still can’t tell you if a weather event will reach a specific house.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Picturing Macon Bolling Allen – the mysterious disappearance of a trailblazer’s portrait
The nation’s first Black lawyer was admitted to the bar in Maine. The fate of a ‘fine oil painting’ of him, once housed at the Cumberland County Courthouse, is unknown.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: We must hold hospitals, government accountable on health care costs
We’ve won the right to know prices – now we need robust enforcement, meaningful penalties and full disclosure.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: ‘D’ is for diphtheria, which still infects thousands
Working in a field hospital in a refugee camp gives a Maine doctor a glimpse of the world before there was widespread use of vaccines.