Rise of the Moors, arrested en route to Maine, is just one of many unauthorized paramilitary entities in the U.S.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Insight: The tale of Bar Harbor’s ‘Treasure Ship’
At the outbreak of the First World War, a German ship carrying silver and gold bullion tried to find safe harbor in Maine. The arrival kicked off a legal battle for the history books.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Historical reckoning begins at home
We can’t change what happened in the past, but that doesn’t mean we should ignore it, my own family history shows.
Posted inLocal & State
How browntail moths became such a big problem here in Maine
Efforts to defeat the moth started within days of its discovery in 1897 but, so far, the Old World invader has managed to hang on in New England.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: The Tulsa Race Massacre is America’s own Tiananmen Square
We too have buried both bodies and the truth. Only when we admit our past can we stand with the victims of other nations.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Juneteenth is a symbol that matters
Putting the end of slavery on par with the signing of the Declaration of Independence is a significant event.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine senators should back D.C. statehood
The disenfranchisement of Washington’s largely Black population is a stain on our democracy.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Insight: 100 years of immigration mistakes
A century-old law, inspired by discredited pseudoscience, has created President Biden’s border problems.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: I’ve spent my working life fighting other people’s racism. Now I must confront mine.
An educator and former prosecutor is now doing the necessary work of challenging his own false stereotypes about Black people.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Insight: Anti-Asian violence is nothing new in Maine
Since arriving in America, people of Asian descent have been a target of discrimination, harassment and violence, even here in Maine.