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Turbulent drama about cultural identity opens Friday at Portland Stage

The theater company gives the audience time to talk about difficult issues raised in the Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘Disgraced.’

More than 100 people meet outside City Hall a week after advertisements for the hate group appeared in a city neighborhood.

by Frank Harris III Tribune News Service April 7, 2017April 6, 2017

But unlike what was heard about those who used crack, the word heard for opioid users is ‘treatment.’

by Leonard Pitts April 5, 2017April 4, 2017

Coalitions fighting for fair wages must create power built on unity.

by Bloomberg View March 22, 2017March 21, 2017

The anger channeled by defeated far-right populist Geert Wilders and his ilk isn’t going away.

by Garrett Stewart Special to the Press Herald March 17, 2017March 17, 2017

There’s almost always a link between divisive, racially charged rhetoric and policies that hurt working class people and people of color.

Words have weight and effect, so let’s refrain from equating the experiences of slaves and immigrants.

by Zack Barowitz March 5, 2017March 3, 2017

We don’t know enough to say that a police officer was justified in a fatal shooting in Portland last month.

by Leonard Pitts February 8, 2017February 7, 2017

A film based on the notes of James Baldwin should reawaken the notion that everything is not OK now.

by Kaspar Wilder Special to the Press Herald February 8, 2017February 7, 2017

The event was intended to show students’ belief that everyone should feel safe and secure in their schools.