Maine Voices: College students need to fill their stomachs to fuel their brains

Maine Voices

Published
March 25, 2019

Maine Voices: College students need to fill their stomachs to fuel their brains

Like many other Mainers with low-wage jobs, students are one unexpected expense away from having no money for food or rent.
Published
March 24, 2019

Maine Voices: We all should work to light the literacy flame, and keep it burning

Encourage those who struggle with reading, and foster the love of books in your own home as well.
Published
March 23, 2019

Maine Voices: College prep focus drove democratic ideal from our schools

U.S. schools must place more importance on that ideal – that each student has dignity and worth – than on college placement.
Published
March 22, 2019

Maine Voices: Maine’s Republican Party needs to condemn bigotry

If we don't speak up, our party will be increasingly viewed as the party of intolerance and not-so-subtle racism.
Published
March 20, 2019

Maine Voices: After Christchurch attack, a call to prayer – and to action

Reject extremism, reach out to your neighbor and resist 'us versus them' rhetoric.
Published
March 19, 2019

Maine Voices: Win at the college admissions game without sacrificing integrity

A single-minded focus on the 'best' schools distracts from lower-profile places where many applicants could be happy and successful.
Published
March 18, 2019

Maine Voices: Portland should remove County Way from list of shelter sites

Libbytown and St. John Valley are closer to the breaking point than most other neighborhoods.
Published
March 17, 2019

Maine Voices: Without the Irish, there would be no United States of America

St. Patrick's Day is a good time to reflect on how immigrants who were sympathetic to the cause of independence ensured our liberty.
Published
March 16, 2019

Maine Voices: EPA plan to gut airborne-toxin protections puts our children and planet at risk

Fortunately, Maine Sen. Susan Collins is showing leadership on the issue – and the public should weigh in, too.
Published
March 15, 2019

Maine Voices: Mills’ support for power line shows commitment to constituents, climate change fight

Maine can't cut its carbon emissions without further hydropower, such as that delivered via NECEC.