And now Republicans stand by LePage’s racist rhetoric, while Democrats show no moral backbone.
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Synthetic ‘zombie’ drug spice poses enforcement problem in Portland
The Bayside neighborhood is seeing a resurgence of the cheap, dangerous and technically legal substance.
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Commentary: Uninspiring presidential candidates give short shrift to Syria
For those seeking an alternative to Clinton and Trump – including a Mainer who’s been to the Mideast – Johnson’s answer on Aleppo closed a door.
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Portland police investigate sexual assault in Deering Center home
Police say the woman believes she knows the attacker.
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Maine Voices: Join Portland Public Schools in trying to make everyone feel at home
Anti-immigrant sentiment reaches young people and makes them concerned for their families’ future here.
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Educator urges a ‘yes’ vote for Mainers to stand up for students
Question 2 will raise over $150 million a year and make it possible for more Maine children to thrive.
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Portland council opts to negotiate deal to build solar array at landfill
The city would pay $150,000 over six years to have the panels installed, and expects to save $3.2 million in energy costs over the life of the project.
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Former Portland museum to house collection of New York abstract artist
The Leo Rabkin Foundation chooses the now-closed Museum of African Art and Culture as its new home.
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New community garden seen as unifier for disconnected Libbytown
Organizers hope that Portland’s 10th set of such plots will become a gathering place for a neighborhood split by highway projects.
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Maine Voices: Portland parade unites past and present in tribute to labor’s dignity, value
The use of the march to express pride, protest and patriotism is relevant now as it was in 1841.