We don’t know enough to say that a police officer was justified in a fatal shooting in Portland last month.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Words from the past offer uncanny truths about current-day race relations
A film based on the notes of James Baldwin should reawaken the notion that everything is not OK now.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Portland High rally carried message of unity, not political division
The event was intended to show students’ belief that everyone should feel safe and secure in their schools.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: KKK fliers in Augusta, Freeport are just the most obvious examples of hate
President Trump’s refugee ban shows that carefully worded prejudice is as damaging as the in-your-face kind.
Posted inMaine, News
Ku Klux Klan fliers shock residents of Freeport, Augusta neighborhoods
Residents notify police after finding the messages in their yards, but the distribution is not considered a hate crime because it doesn’t include threats.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
LePage should apologize to African-Americans who fought for freedom
The governor’s notion of American freedom as merely white man’s history is disturbing and dangerous.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: House unceremoniously yanks down a student’s artwork
The Missouri student-artist’s painting is sacrificed to political pressure and vigilante censorship.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: LePage again makes Maine look bigoted
The governor’s ignorant statements on race are damaging to all who live in his state.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Deal would allow both Portland police and protesters to be heard
Restorative justice is the right way to settle charges resulting from a Black Lives Matter protest last July.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Clearer picture needed on use of body cameras by South Portland police
With the city set to adopt the technology soon, Chief Edward Googins should share the department's policy with the public.