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Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Unfolding Tree of Life terror shakes South Portland sibling

by Steve Silver Special to the Press Herald November 8, 2018November 8, 2018

The deadly shooting is a reminder that anti-Semitism has always simmered in America.

Op-eds, Opinion

Kathleen Parker: What President Trump should have said after Pittsburgh

November 6, 2018November 5, 2018

I urge my supporters to join me in adopting a new slogan: ‘Civility Before Victory.’

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: The Holocaust is the backdrop and lens through which Jews view anti-Semitism.

by Shoshana Hoose Special to the Press Herald November 6, 2018November 5, 2018

We need to speak up when others disparage people because of their race, immigration status, religion.

Op-eds, Opinion

Leonard Pitts: Pittsburgh slayings might be the shape of things to come

by Leonard Pitts October 31, 2018October 31, 2018

The tragedy at a synagogue draws comparisons to Kristallnacht, in significance if not scope.

Local & State, Schools and Education

Civil liberties groups ask to join legal fight and oppose public funding for religious schools in Maine

by Megan Gray October 30, 2018October 30, 2018

The groups have asked for intervenor status in a federal lawsuit that seeks to overturn a state law prohibiting the use of public funds to pay for religious school tuitions.

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Our silence in the face of hate can be misunderstood as approval

by Steve Wessler Special to the Press Herald October 30, 2018October 29, 2018

Racist, sexist, anti-LGBT, anti-Muslim and anti-Semitic words, unchallenged, can escalate into violence, particularly if they are condoned by leaders.