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Maine Voices

Published
June 9, 2016

Maine Voices: USM engineering students giving back through service learning

They gain practical skills while addressing the needs of Portland-area teachers, students and schools.
Published
June 8, 2016

Maine Voices: Building boom should be rebuilding our state’s middle class. It’s not.

Better pay and a host of other benefits, including safety training, are needed before that will happen.
Published
June 7, 2016

Maine Voices: In Peter DeTroy, Maine and the nation lose ‘titan of legal profession,’ F. Lee Bailey says

But DeTroy left a bountiful legacy, mentoring an active cadre of top-shelf attorneys, says a client who's seen his share of 'top guns' in action.
Published
June 6, 2016

Maine Voices: Alternative confinement should be expanded for aging, ailing prisoners

With proper supervision, nursing homes, hospices and assisted living can be humane and cost-effective.
Published
June 5, 2016

Maine Voices: Maine should legalize late-term abortions

The state's ban on late-term procedures penalizes low-income women, who for many reasons can't access abortion services earlier.

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Published
June 4, 2016

Maine Voices: How substance abuse can squander the best years of one’s life

Common sense should say that legalized marijuana isn't going to maximize anyone's potential.
Published
June 3, 2016

Maine Voices: Don’t play with fire: Move Summer Olympics away from Rio

All it takes is one infected traveler and one mosquito to spread a virus that leaves children with severe birth defects.
Published
June 2, 2016

Maine Voices: Fishermen needlessly on the hook for uncertainties of stock estimates

Scientists must hold themselves to the same high standard they demand from the fishing industry.
Published
June 1, 2016

Maine Voices: Urgent action needed to address the affordable housing crisis in Portland

A new coalition supports a temporary cap on rent increases and a six-month ban on no-cause evictions.
Published
May 31, 2016

Maine Voices: Widespread support for Katahdin region national monument evident at Orono forum

The media likes to depict division, but in reality, over 1,100 Mainers turned out to say that they back the proposal.