One wonders what Utah Rep. Mia Love thinks of her Republican colleagues and what that says about their values.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump said to defend his vulgar remarks in private
The president spent Thursday night calling advisers to gauge their reactions, and wasn’t apologetic, according to a source who spoke with the president.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion, Schools and Education
George Will: How merit-based college admissions became so unfair
Ninety-two years after the SAT was first offered in 1926, it seems to have made little difference.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Trump hypocritically praises Rosa Parks but condemns Colin Kaepernick
The president doesn’t understand that both took risks to oppose the mistreatment of black people, and both sparked a national conversation.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
South Berwick gains a sister city in Alabama
A delegation from the Maine town is going to Tuskegee, Alabama, to meet new friends and foster understanding.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Man with Maine ties helps lead charge against Harvard’s admissions policy
A part-time South Thomaston resident uses funds from his nonprofits to mount lawsuits over universities’ race-based considerations.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Caricatures of tribes wield tremendous power to hurt
Native Americans in Maine shouldn’t have to keep spelling out why tribal nicknames and mascots are offensive.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Wells game shows institutionalized racism needs to be put behind us
Now is the time for education, communication, and understanding our shared humanity.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Throw the book at folks who would pull ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ from classroom
Maybe then they’ll read Harper Lee’s classic, even if it makes them uncomfortable.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
Greg Kesich: Stereotypes rear their ugly heads in responses to Las Vegas massacre
It’s true what Walter Lippmann wrote in 1920: ‘We define first and then we see.’