John Alden, who will be 101 in September, remembers picking strawberries for 2 cents a box and operating a ski tow on the family’s land with his father.
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Commentary: What makes me a patriot and not a nationalist
True patriotism acknowledges mistakes in an effort to improve, so that one’s country can be the best it can be.
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The Maine Millennial: You think queerness is a fad? Think again.
I’m more and more proud of the bravery and grit of my lesbian grandmothers.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
In ‘Red Hands,’ a close-up tale of life under Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. It’s not pretty
Ceausescu and his wife wrecked the lives of their countrymen – and their own family. For a spell, their daughter-in-law and grandson laid low in Old Orchard Beach.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: ‘Woke’ should not be a four-letter word
Being aware of how we have treated and still treat other people in our society is so important to our society’s evolving that it should be honored, not vilified.
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Luis Alberto Urrea discovers the wartime magic of the ‘Donut Dollies’
The prolific author imagines the World War II heroism of his mother in a new novel, ‘Good Night, Irene.’
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Fulfilling our responsibility to those who died for our rights
Where would we be if a lack of volunteers left empty every local board and commission, from land use to Little League?
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Maine Voices: The stories told by yesterday’s heroes resonate today
Courage in the face of hopelessness made our lives possible – let’s not forget it.
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A terrifying, riveting portrait of the KKK in the 1920s
Timothy Egan’s ‘A Fever in the Heartland’ recounts how one man sparked the group’s resurgence in Indiana.
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Commentary: Florida’s censorship of ‘diversity’ efforts are a tantrum born of white guilt
For a moment Americans seemed ready for more substantive, and frank, engagement with race that anti-racism education demanded. Unfortunately, the moment was short-lived.