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Maine Voices

Published
October 12, 2023

Maine Voices: ‘Sweeping’ encampments makes sick and unhoused Portlanders even more vulnerable

Forcible relocation makes people sicker by causing isolation, infection and loss of medication. Instead, let’s make encampments safer and bolster public health and affordable-housing funding.
Published
October 10, 2023

Maine Voices: Portland needs to admit that it has an addiction problem

Before homeless Mainers will accept other services, more treatment centers, recovery facilities and transitional housing will be needed.
Published
October 8, 2023

Maine Voices: Grateful reflections on an old coastal house that became a home

Sailors know: You cannot plot a course forward until you plot where you have been.
Published
October 5, 2023

Maine Voices: Pivot away from blind pro-Ukraine militarism is just political brinkmanship

It’s discouraging that long-overdue public questioning of continued U.S. funding for Ukraine’s defense is being waged by the most extreme Republican partisans.
Published
October 3, 2023

Maine Voices: Pine Tree Power is the best choice for our state’s climate goals

Approving Question 3 on the November ballot would ensure more responsive and rapid investment in connecting renewable energy sources to the state grid.

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Published
October 1, 2023

Maine Voices: Our political leaders must learn to give a little to get a little

To stand alone in Washington, D.C., must be hard. It’s also never been more necessary.
Published
September 30, 2023

Maine Voices: We can’t be hypocritical about the full cost of ditching fossil fuels

As we electrify, Mainers should also demand that we produce as much energy as we consume within our borders.
Published
September 29, 2023

Maine Voices: Nobody would benefit from the building of the Gorham Connector

Transit-oriented urban design boosts economies, reduces emissions and provides public space; the only long-term result of the Gorham Connector will be sprawl.
Published
September 28, 2023

Maine Voices: York Hospital birthing unit’s closure takes away unique option

Mothers who wanted to avoid the overmedicalization of birth could labor in a home-like setting, with experienced caregivers and an OR nearby if something went wrong, recalls a nurse who worked there.
Published
September 27, 2023

Maine Voices: Pine Tree Power is key to addressing climate change, lowering electric rates

Pine Tree Power would invest in renewable energy, increased reliability and improved customer service, because this is what Maine people want.