Maine Voices: Stigma kills when the disease is substance use disorder

Maine Voices

Published
May 20, 2019

Maine Voices: Stigma kills when the disease is substance use disorder

The sober house proposed in Falmouth is one of many places where Mainers are learning to manage a chronic illness made worse by public misunderstanding.
Published
May 19, 2019

Maine Voices: Three chapters, a century of history and a choice for America

Will our nation remain the vanguard of Western civilization? Only if we uphold free enterprise and American exceptionalism.
Published
May 18, 2019

Maine Voices: Jesus built bridges, and so should we

Local churches are resisting Franklin Graham's message and proclaiming a more inclusive kind of Christianity.
Published
May 17, 2019

Maine Voices: Ominous signs indicate Trump administration is seeking war with Iran

The mixture of American bellicosity and Iranian desperation is potentially explosive. Who will defuse it?
Published
May 15, 2019

Maine Voices: Importing Canadian drugs will help Mainers stay healthy

L.D. 1272 will cut costs, allowing people to buy the prescription medication they need.
Published
May 13, 2019

Maine Voices: America’s big automakers are running out of gas

The big two car companies, GM and Ford, are trying to get out of emissions standards instead of dominating the emerging electric vehicle market.
Published
May 11, 2019

Maine Voices: Forget 2020 campaign promises – Washington can’t solve anything

The National Unity Agenda reflects an effort to turn public interest-driven policy recommendations into a blueprint for nonpartisan change.
Published
May 9, 2019

Maine Voices: Prisoners should get a chance to show they’ve changed

The 'correctional' system is supposed to correct, not just punish the incarcerated population.
Published
May 9, 2019

Maine Voices: Rolling toward renewal along the Presumpscot River

Removal of the Saccarappa Dam in Westbrook will open the river to sea run fish not seen in more than century.
Published
May 8, 2019

Maine Voices: American opinion changing on socialism

While income inequality has increased, polls have shown growing support for what once was a harder sell.