It’s not enough to acknowledge past harms – non-Natives should work to create restorative change.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The Can We? Project is a hopeful experiment in revitalizing democracy
A partnership between Waynflete and the Maine Heritage Policy Center is teaching students how to learn from viewpoints other than their own.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Russia, not Ukraine, is our enemy, but Republicans still buy the lie
Donald Trump is a national emergency. Why don’t we all recognize this?
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine medical examiner inspires no ‘confidence’
Dr. Mark Flomenbaum has not had a good year, and his missteps have given the state attorney general a lot to look into.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Rep. Cooper: Trump investigation hearkens back to stymied LePage impeachment
There is an obligation to rein in the chief executive when he or she has flouted the Constitution and the rule of law, even if conviction is unlikely.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Time to rethink system for defending Maine’s poor
Questions about cost and quality should lead lawmakers to consider starting a public defender system.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: U.S. future role in climate fight uncertain as U.N. summit nears
The U.S. will be able to leave the Paris accord Nov. 4, 2020. What will that mean for the other countries at next week’s gathering?
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Helping diverse students thrive is an economic imperative for Maine
Ensuring that 60 percent of Mainers obtain a post-high school credential of value can’t be accomplished without involving everyone here.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Stop use of immigration ‘iceboxes’
A Mainer reports on her conversations with asylum seekers stuck on the Mexican side of the southwest border.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: Cat and owner rescue one another in New Gloucester
A ‘project cat’ delivers much-needed comfort to the woman who lured her out from under the shed.