Black History Month serves as a reminder to not only reflect on the harm done but also to take action – starting with closing Long Creek.
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Posted inBicentennial, Local & State, News
Colony, Chapter II: Rivalry
An acrimonious relationship develops between Maine and Massachusetts.
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Posted inBicentennial, Local & State
On this date in Maine history: Feb. 18
Feb. 18, 1795: Lewiston is incorporated as a town. It becomes a city on March 15, 1861. Today it is Maine’s second-largest city, as it has been since the 1880 Census. Feb. 18, 1978: In an event broadcast live on local television, President Jimmy Carter participates in an evening question-and-answer session with about 2,200 people […]
Posted inBicentennial, Local & State, News
Colony, Chapter I: Dawnland
Maine’s path to statehood began long before you think it did.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Trial highlights holes in the case against Susan Collins
Extremist vitriol notwithstanding, a close look at her record shows that the senator has earned her center-right reputation.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Time to reform Maine’s services for adults with intellectual disabilities
State Department of Health and Human Services officials roll out a plan to fulfill the promises made when the Pineland Center was closed.
Posted inBicentennial, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
The horrors of child labor is the focus of new Museum L-A exhibit
‘All Work and No Play’ exhibit opening Jan. 30 features photos by ground-breaking photographer and sociologist Lewis Hine.
Posted inBicentennial, Lewiston-Auburn
The horrors of child labor is the focus of new Museum L-A exhibit
‘All Work and No Play’ exhibit opening Jan. 30 features photos by ground-breaking photographer and sociologist Lewis Hine.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: In Dr. King’s vision, create ‘a beloved community’
We should keep Martin Luther King Jr. Day front and center in our lives, every day, every year.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: On Prohibition’s centennial, should we expect same trajectory for cannabis?
If the history of alcohol regulation is any guide, backers of federal pot legalization should persuade our leaders of the potential tax windfall.