Efforts by Maine Rep. Jared Golden and his fellow centrists to stymie a social policy spending plan bring up memories of my deadbeat dad.
Maine Voices
Opinion columns submitted by the public to the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine Voices: Turn on the light of election liberty now
The media paint states as red, blue or purple at a time when our states need election systems that are red, white and blue.
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Maine Voices: Meeting our moral obligation to Afghans in peril will take swift, decisive action
Immediate evacuation is essential to avoiding the kinds of atrocities we’ve seen elsewhere when leadership failed.
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Maine Voices: Praising a once-in-a-generation investment in infrastructure
Senators from both parties worked with the Biden administration to pass this historic bill.
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Maine Voices: Lawmakers set course for future progress
Bills that would have made a difference in health care, the environment and corporate greed will not become law in Maine.
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Maine Voices: All Mainers face unfairly inflating property tax burdens
In light of unforeseen and ongoing change, it is long overdue for Augusta to seek to reform this system.
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Maine Voices: As Gulf of Maine continues to warm, adaptability is key for Mainers
With scientific advancements, new industries, good data and some hard work, we should be able to keep our ocean-based economy alive and well.
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Maine Voices: Paying for paving – we need to rethink our outdated model
Excise taxes are calculated on the basis of a vehicle’s age and suggested retail price. But what do those have to do with the wear and tear on Maine roads?
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Maine Voices: Protest of brutal policies meets with uniform kindness
One of the 54 participants in a 1985 sit-in at a Maine congressman’s downtown Portland office is surprised at how they were treated.
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Maine Voices: As school reopening nears, masking shouldn’t be up for debate
The delta variant and the large percentage of unvaccinated students and immunocompromised teachers, students and staff make face coverings nonnegotiable.