The disenfranchisement of Washington’s largely Black population is a stain on our democracy.
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Maine Voices: Rancor of the 2020s echoes rage of the 1920s
Americans who believe that our culture and heritage are at grave risk are at odds with those who believe that our founding ideals are under attack.
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Insight: 100 years of immigration mistakes
A century-old law, inspired by discredited pseudoscience, has created President Biden’s border problems.
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Leonard Pitts: ‘What’s Going On’ still feels urgent, still feels now
We still don’t have an answer to the question Marvin Gaye asked 50 years ago.
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Photos of 1960s Portland: Politics, roadwork and doing the Twist
Residents witnessed much demolition over the decade, including that of Union Station.
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Bedside table: The classic novel, and its author, reimagined
“Recently I finished ‘Becoming Jane Eyre’ by Sheila Kohler. Kohler entwined Charlotte Bronte’s best-known character, Jane Eyre, with Bronte’s own real life experiences, as well as that of her equally famous sisters, Emily and Anne. A fast read with a description of life in the Victorian age, filled with conversations of strained silences and thoughtful […]
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In helping her daughter bloom, a mother changed perceptions of autism
Clara Park successfully challenged the idea that “refrigerator” moms caused the condition.
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Leonard Pitts: Why can’t we have nice things? Actually, we could.
Resort-style swimming pools are just one of the public amenities that white people have done without rather than share them with Black people.
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Commentary: Honor Olympia Snowe’s legacy by naming Portland Custom House after her
This would be a fitting recognition that reminds generations of Mainers to come about the vital work she undertook to help Maine.
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Maine Voices: I’ve spent my working life fighting other people’s racism. Now I must confront mine.
An educator and former prosecutor is now doing the necessary work of challenging his own false stereotypes about Black people.