The heightened rhetoric mimics language extremists and white supremacists have used for years.
2021
With Trump trial pending, Democrats to move swiftly on virus aid package
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls the relief a ‘matter of complete urgency.’
Central Maine business briefs: JMG board welcomes six members, names new leadership
People & Places: Waterville Hannaford to feature expansion of in-store goods aimed at enhancing customer convenience.
Sidelines: Maine women’s basketball team isn’t bothered by schedule change
A last-minute schedule change doesn’t slow down the Black Bears, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
State capitols boarded up, fenced off, patrolled by troops
The ornate halls of government and symbols of democracy look more like heavily guarded U.S. embassies in war-torn countries.
Total COVID-19 deaths in Maine exceed 500 as surge continues
The Maine CDC reports 444 cases of the novel coronavirus and 30 more deaths as the state grapples with further vaccine delays from the federal government.
Whole Foods workers say Portland store’s operation raises infection risk
The presence of employees shopping for home delivery customers makes it impossible to follow physical distancing guidelines, one employee says.
View from Away: An unavoidable impeachment requires prompt resolution
The Baltimore Sun (TNS)
Maine Voices: Feeling the wounds of Jan. 6 – embodiment as an anti-racist practice
Paying attention to physical responses to the Capitol attack can help white people see how Black, brown and queer bodies have been barred and assaulted.