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Maine Voices
Opinion columns submitted by the public to the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine Voices: Portland encampments have reached a tipping point
It’s not compassionate – full stop – to allow people to live in tents.
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Maine Voices: Honor Maine’s tribes, vote ‘yes’ on ballot Question 6
Maine must send a different message to its tribal nations. Let’s begin by restoring relevant parts of our Constitution to print.
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Maine Voices: The end of conflict starts with people-to-people contact
Communicating with peace activists online, I witnessed firsthand the value of respectful dialogue between opposing sides.
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Maine Voices: Have we not already learned the lessons of war?
For a time, I thought the world would not allow patterns of devastating conflict to repeat themselves. I’ve had to think twice.
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Maine Voices: American Jews must oppose atrocities carried out in our name
Entrenched systems of violence and oppression only breed oppression.
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Maine Voices: Portland’s treatment of the homeless sends the wrong message to our children
In the midst of this crisis, we need to be sure to model empathy.
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Maine Voices: Who do you trust on the Pine Tree Power question?
I’ve been following the work of author and activist Bill McKibben for almost 35 years. When he speaks up, I listen.
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Maine Voices: Calls for aggressive housing development miss bigger picture
The consequences of overdevelopment aren’t being given sufficient consideration.
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Maine Voices: Years of inhumanity to Palestinians have inhuman consequences
Hamas’ slaughter of Israeli civilians follows 75 years of the killing of Palestinian civilians and nearly two decades of an embargo that keeps Palestinians from getting food and medication.