The United States of America still has to reckon with the darkest eras of its past and to inclusively and equitably reconstruct what America can and ought to be.
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Posted inBusiness, Food
The Wrap: Openings, closings, and a plea for help
More & Co. and Ernie’s Pool & Darts close for good. Blackstones bar launches GoFundMe campaign.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Goodbye to Betsy DeVos, who survived by accomplishing almost nothing
Her agenda as education secretary was mostly to push private schools and create fertile ground for sketchy for-profit colleges.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster
Greely High School Drama Program shines a virtual light on LGBTQ issues
Proceeds from ‘The Laramie Project,’ a documentary-style play, will benefit the Matthew Shepard Foundation.
Posted inNation & World
Supreme Court rejects appeal to keep transgender students from bathrooms
The appeal was filed by parents in Oregon who want to prevent transgender students from using locker rooms and bathrooms of the gender with which they identify.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Actress Laverne Cox recounts transphobic attack in LA
Cox, who made history in 2014 as the first out transgender actress to be nominated for an Emmy Award, has often used her platform to raise awareness about violence and discrimination against trans women.
Posted inThe Forecaster
OurShelves holds a mirror up to the world, one children’s book at a time.
Cumberland resident brings diversity to shelves around the country through a children’s book box subscription service.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine leads in LGBT protections
The political battles of years past have left us with more robust civil rights laws than any other state.
Posted inNation & World
Plot thickens, questions swirl over pope’s endorsement of same-sex unions
Evidence suggests he made them in a 2019 interview that was never broadcast in its entirety.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
The real story behind the sudden closure of Portland’s Ameera Bread
Relatives clashed over the sale of the Middle Eastern bakery and restaurant, resulting in a protection from abuse order. But the fight isn’t over.