There’s a moral obligation to make some restitution, such as paying the heirs in exchange for being allowed to retain the painting.
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Our View: There’s no question – Maine college students are allowed to vote
College students who live here can vote here, regardless of where they bank or where they register their car.
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View from Away: The Holocaust and ‘Why?’
In a new book about Holocaust scholar and survivor Elie Wiesel, the author, Howard Reich asks Wiesel the inevitable suite of questions: Why? Why is human history in part a story of anti-Semitism? Why did the Holocaust happen? Why are Jewish houses of worship targeted for violence today? “Why do they hate us? Why?” Wiesel […]
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Our View: Indigenous Peoples Day more than a day off
A new holiday will be a chance to reflect on a painful history that has been obscured.
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Our View: Conversion therapy should be part of the past
The state of Maine should no longer put its stamp of approval on this abhorrent practice.
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Our View: Texts and calls could save jail costs
A doctor or dentist does not rely on patients’ memories to make sure they keep their appointments. The courts shouldn’t, either.
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Our View: ‘Housing first’ should be part of statewide solution to homelessness
The initiatives, which put the chronically homeless straight into stable housing, is not really available outside of Portland.
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Our View: Watchdog press bites back to protect access
The State House should not block after-hours access for reporters.
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View from Away: The Supreme Court could soon affirm — or undermine — LGBTQ rights
The Supreme Court has played a historic role in ending discrimination against gay people, most recently in a 2015 ruling that the Constitution required civil marriage to be available to same-sex couples. The question is whether the court’s conservative majority, including two justices appointed by President Donald Trump, will tarnish that record by taking a […]
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Another View: The Iran nuclear deal is dead. Democrats should move on
Politicians should commit to a new accord – one that might actually work.