Maine Voices
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PublishedAugust 7, 2017
Maine Voices: Rigid referendum process ill-suited for nuanced zoning, housing issues
Petitions before Portland councilors leave no room for the kind of bargaining crucial for good outcomes.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2017
Maine Voices: Sears was the Amazon of its time
A company that sold watches via mail soon realized the demand for catalogue ordering and an empire was born.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2017
Maine Voices: George Mitchell’s take on Republican climate change denials falls short
The great former senator may recall times of bipartisanship, but the Republican Party is now the party of anti-truth.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2017
Sen. Smith’s call, in 1950, for responsible leadership bears repeating today
Back then, it was a Democratic administration that she said 'ineffectively' wielded power. The shoe is now on the other foot.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2017
Closing local schools is costly, bad for academics and community ties
It's certainly not a solution for Portland's crumbling, cramped elementary facilities, but the four-school bond would be.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2017
Maine Voices: International student exchange contributes to interconnected world
We need to remind ourselves of the richness that occurs when we share our lives with foreigners.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2017
Maine Voices: Raising legal age to buy tobacco ultimately will help fight opioid crisis
The use of nicotine leads to brain changes that can result in a higher risk of addiction to other drugs.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2017
Maine Voices: Military transgender ban a measure of how far society hasn’t come
Raising a transgender child has opened my eyes to the battles that persist for her on a daily basis.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2017
Maine Voices: Don Larrabee was ‘a wonderful man’
The Deering High graduate went to Washington to cover the news but never lost the best of where he came from.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2017
Maine Voices: State’s ill-advised to neglect its responsibilities for public health
Last year's dismantling of 27 health coalitions leaves some of our most vulnerable people at risk.
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