A financial appeal will win over the working class, but a message of hope and serving the common good will unite the country.
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Posted inNation & World
Rosa Parks house to be displayed in Rhode Island, after all
A nonprofit arts organization says it will put the house on display within two weeks.
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Actress Charlize Theron’s not leaving the U.S., but worries about safety of her black children
The South African-born actress said her comments about safety worries were taken to extremes in media reports.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Martin Luther King Jr.’s call remains unanswered
His ‘Mountaintop’ speech is still relevant 50 years later in its insistence upon economic justice in the U.S.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Building named for racist scientist doesn’t reflect University of Maine’s values
This tribute shouldn’t be paid to a former UMaine president who promoted racist selective-breeding policies and worked to sow doubt about the link between smoking and cancer.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Statue would help tell story of pioneering athlete
The remarkable Penobscot pro baseball player Louis Sockalexis is long overdue for recognition.
Posted inNation & World, News
Sacramento rally demands justice in 22-year-old’s killing by police
Hundreds gather in a peaceful call for reform in the wake of Stephon Clark’s shooting.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Honduran man who claimed racial profiling is convicted of illegal entry
Mario Ernesto Garcia-Zavala, 22, was arrested in Portland on Sept. 9, 2017, after a trooper stopped the van in which he was a passenger.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Former IHOP waitress says asking teenagers to prepay has ‘nothing to do with any race’
The incident in Auburn blew up into a national story when a young man at a nearby table confronted the waitress.
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.