The Maine Department of Transportation has had a good plan for doing so since 2011, but has always put road projects first.
Maine Voices
Opinion columns submitted by the public to the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine Voices: Protecting children from abuse is everybody’s job
In almost every horrific case, outsiders saw something but they may not have recognized it as abuse and never reported it.
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Maine Voices: Human rights takes center stage in relations with China
Both Europe and the U.S. have turned their focus on human rights, not just economic issues when dealing with China.
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Maine Voices: The Maine reason we must act on climate, enact carbon cashback
Sens. Collins and King could be pivotal in the best chance for meaningful climate legislation in over a decade.
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Maine Voices: What Netflix’s ‘The Chair’ teaches us about voice, representation
The show about a fictional university makes clear how much Maine’s real-life institutions will benefit from uplifting the voices of students and marginalized groups.
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Maine Voices: Still cynical about changes in child care workforce – please prove me wrong
Early childhood education won’t be high-quality, affordable and well compensated until and unless it is part of the common good, just like public school.
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Maine Voices: Opening my mind and my palate has delicious results
A taste of mulberries in a New York botanical garden introduces a Portland resident to the idea of growing them at home.
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Maine Voices: Vaccine mandate for health care workers doesn’t go far enough
The governor’s order is a step in the right direction but it’s still too easy to avoid.
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Maine Voices: We’re not guessing about safety, effectiveness of COVID vaccines
They’ve been put to the test by duly skeptical scientists, and the findings are unmistakable: They save lives.
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Maine Voices: Well-meaning ‘yellow flag’ law puts ER doctors in a role they’re not trained for
Assessing who is safe to own or carry weapons should be done with care – not under the time constraints typical of Maine’s emergency departments.