The Board of Education’s 7-2 votes to end its contract for school-based police in response to community concerns.
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Our View: With abortion ruling, Roberts tries to salvage Supreme Court’s reputation
But Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh don’t live by their pledges to honor precedent.
Our View: In Maine, nationwide, COVID exposes built-in racism
It’s no coincidence that people of color are far more likely to be infected by the novel coronavirus.
Our View: South Portland panel would investigate bias
With a proposed local human rights commission, the city is confronting a deep and complex problem.
Our View: It’s time to save Portland’s Abyssinian Meeting House
It’s not enough to tear down statues that don’t align with our values. We need to put up monuments that do.
Our View: ‘Dreamers’ need more than high court’s reprieve
Immigrants who grew up in America and know no other home deserve permanent status and a path to citizenship.
Our View: Maine schools will need money to reopen
Cleaning, transportation and schedule changes will add costs to already-stretched local budgets it Congress doesn’t act.
Our View: Juneteenth offers reckoning on race
The holiday marking the end of American slavery is an occasion to consider the still unfulfilled promises of freedom.
Our View: Open restaurants, closed polling places and meeting deep needs
A roundup of editorial topics in the 12th week of the coronavirus crisis in Maine.
Our View: Equal rights decision something to celebrate
The Supreme Court’s decision offers long-overdue protection for LGBT people in the workplace.