As calls for police reform swell across America, officers say they feel caught in the middle.
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Posted inNation & World
House passes broad police reform legislation in wake of George Floyd’s killing
President Trump has vowed to veto the House legislation, arguing that it goes too far in imposing federal mandates.
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Posted inForecaster Opinion
Letter: Balentine ignorant of BLM issues, demands
How sad to read such an arrogant, ignorant and racist column as the one John Balentine wrote on June 18 (“BLM should demand less government, not more”). He speaks from his own experience and calls that normal. For example, nuclear families are the “bedrock of sound societies the world over” when in reality “nuclear family” […]
Posted inLocal & State, News
Bangor may relocate monument to Portuguese explorer
The City Council is scheduled to discuss a proposal from the Penobscot Nation to remove the controversial monument to Estevan Gomez.
Posted inTimes Record
Freeport police, town officials host forum on local policing in wake of protests
Police Chief Susan Nourse said she hopes to form a committee for members of the community to study and review police policy.
Posted inLocal & State
Augusta Police Chief says the department could have better planned protest parking
A Tuesday memo addressed the department’s role in 15 cars being towed from a State Street parking lot after the Black Lives Matter protest June 7 near the State House.
Posted inSports
America is proving it can’t act like a team, and the cost might be the return of sports
There’s no fun in dysfunction: A divided country should be able to abide by simple measures to make our leagues’ attempts to resume play successful.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Prospect for police overhaul dims, but House Democrats push ahead on vote
Congress is now at a familiar impasse despite polling that shows Americans overwhelmingly want changes.
Posted inNation & World
Icons of 1960s Civil Rights Movement voice cautious optimism
Some of the leaders gave their thoughts on the current protests across the country sparked by police slayings of Black men in Minneapolis and Atlanta.
Posted inNation & World
The Latest: Racial equality groups grapple with surge in donations
The latest on protests against racism and police brutality around the U.S. and the world. NEW YORK — A flood of donations following the death of George Floyd has left racial equality and social justice groups in a position they might never have expected to be in: figuring out what to do with a surplus […]