It will help Portland move toward a housing and transit future that supports all people and makes the heart of our downtown more vibrant.
Maine Voices
Opinion columns submitted by the public to the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine Voices: Make financial wellness part of parenting
April is National Youth Financial Education Month and an opportunity to talk with your kids about money management and good financial habits.
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Maine Voices: No winners when children are incarcerated
Maine needs to divert young people from the criminal justice system and shorten sentences for those who are involved.
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Maine Voices: All Maine young people deserve access to our state’s natural landscape
H.P. 1087 sets us on a course toward equitable access to the outdoors for all Maine youth, regardless of the resources of their school, community or family.
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Maine Voices: It’s long past time to regulate the killing of our state’s coyotes
L.D. 1265, a proposal to ban hunting coyotes at night and with bait and dogs, would treat the species with restraint and respect.
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Maine Voices: For equity and justice, it’s time to end sale of flavored tobacco in Maine
The survival of our LGBTQ youth depends on not selling harmful products targeted at kids and marginalized communities.
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Maine Voices: Investing in child care is an opportunity we cannot afford to miss
Portland has made progress toward instituting universal pre-K, but more work is to be done to prepare our younger children to succeed in school and beyond.
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Maine Voices: COVID wreaked havoc on Maine’s economy. Here’s how we fix it.
Maine’s U.S. senators should support policies that let immigrants fully participate in our workforce and communities.
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Maine Voices: Let’s direct transportation resources to help our most vulnerable
Options should be available to people who choose to move around Maine communities using something besides an automobile.
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Maine Voices: We belong to a very special club; new members not wanted
Those who have lived through genocide have a duty to keep those memories alive, lest it happen again to others.