Gov. Janet Mills has vowed to chart a more inclusive path, but lawmakers must act as well to promote Maine as a dignified and accepting place.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Six goals that progressives should keep in mind in 2019
Some battles are worth fighting, with a clear sense of moral direction.
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Posted inBusiness, Cops & Courts, Local & State
Two ex-employees sue Eddie Bauer in Augusta, alleging racism, retaliation
The store denies the allegations made in the lawsuit filed in federal court.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Brunswick graduate arrested after racist graffiti found at Maryland college
Fynn Ajani Arthur, 21, has been charged with two counts of malicious destruction of property following instances in which swastikas were drawn in bathroom stalls at Goucher College.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Dana Milbank: Americans can see the facts are closing in on Trump
They no longer need to trust the media’s words as his bogus claims are crumbling publicly.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Fixing Maine’s youth justice system long overdue, but there’s new hope
The new governor and other elected leaders should develop and fund community-based alternatives to incarceration for the state’s young people.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Disappointments aside, progressives got a lot of what they needed in midterms
For what may be the first time ever, Donald Trump now faces accountability.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Unfolding Tree of Life terror shakes South Portland sibling
The deadly shooting is a reminder that anti-Semitism has always simmered in America.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Pittsburgh slayings might be the shape of things to come
The tragedy at a synagogue draws comparisons to Kristallnacht, in significance if not scope.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Our silence in the face of hate can be misunderstood as approval
Racist, sexist, anti-LGBT, anti-Muslim and anti-Semitic words, unchallenged, can escalate into violence, particularly if they are condoned by leaders.