Maine Voices: Progress stirs long-elusive hope of addressing affordable-housing crisis

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Published
July 31, 2021

Maine Voices: Progress stirs long-elusive hope of addressing affordable-housing crisis

Now that leaders in Augusta and Washington have responded, we must design programs that help the people who need it the most.
Published
July 28, 2021

Maine Voices: Variant’s spread makes COVID vaccination more urgent

Being inoculated mitigates delta’s impact and keeps it from spreading, says a Maine doctor after the virus hits home.
Published
July 27, 2021

Maine Voices: Corporate polluters should pay the tab for Maine’s climate damages

The time-honored way to make that happen is through the courts of our state.
Published
July 26, 2021

Maine Voices: Reckoning with the ‘Trail of Tears’

States are passing laws to protect us from our history. But we should not hide from it.
Published
July 25, 2021

Maine Voices: Private colleges are economic engines for Maine

Encouraging Bates, Bowdoin and Colby colleges to grow would help get well-educated people to live and work here.
Published
July 24, 2021

Maine Voices: Billionaires’ space tourism is a farce

Jeff Bezos and Sir Richard Branson think we should applaud them for leaving the planet instead of spending to fix problems here on Earth.
Published
July 23, 2021

Maine Voices: Aquaculture project fits Maine’s environmental goals

American Aquafarms' CEO says his project would enhance the state's economy and ecology.
Published
July 22, 2021

Maine Voices: What is ‘Jim Crow’? White students deserve to know

Young Mainers enter adulthood unprepared for life in a multi-racial society if they don't know the country's history on race.
Published
July 21, 2021

Maine Voices: Ending homelessness requires bold action

A new report identifies a long-term strategy for making sure that everyone has access to decent, affordable housing.
Published
July 20, 2021

Maine Voices: City should let voters speak on publicly financed elections

The state's highest court has ruled that Portland had no basis for blocking a referendum. But the question is still not on a ballot.