We’re still battling our own biases, but we’re not the insipid ‘monoculture’ a certain former Jackman official yearns for.
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Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
Greg Kesich: Fired Jackman town manager says he’s not racist. Yes he is
What else would you call someone who wants to ban Islam and calls for racial separation?
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Trump’s reported comments on Haiti force us to reckon with who we are
The ignorant and racist remarks ascribed to him lay bare in the starkest terms the choices before us.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: In a sea of Republican cowards, one brave congresswoman spoke up
One wonders what Utah Rep. Mia Love thinks of her Republican colleagues and what that says about their values.
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.
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 inMaine, 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.