It’s not enough to acknowledge past harms – non-Natives should work to create restorative change.
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Lisa Savage: As U.S. senator, I’ll stand up to neo-McCarthyism, say ‘no’ to U.S. wars
Smear campaigns and déjà vu Russia-baiting for anyone who dares mention defense cuts won’t stop me.
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Commentary: Jamal Khashoggi’s death was part of alarming trend
To raise awareness about the media’s vital yet risky work, Colby College is dedicating its annual award for courage in journalism to 66 journalists who died on assignment.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Suffrage Centennial: Lewiston journalist was early, bold advocate for the vote among Franco women
Starting in 1910, Camille Lessard Bissonnette took a singular stand when she reached out to immigrant women in Maine and women in French Canada.
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How a boy from the coast of Maine became a world famous female circus star
The life of Samuel Wasgatt, who performed under the name of Lulu in the 1870s, is just as odd as it sounds.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Outdoors
Acadia National Park takes steps to add trails to national historic register
Only 5 trails on the entire East Coast have been given the federal designation to date.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Our state should lead the way on opening up primaries to all voters
The current system gives presidential nomination power to the parties and takes it away from the people.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Elizabeth Warren’s campaign putting Mainer center stage
Frances Perkins capped her career as a labor activist by championing Social Security as Franklin Roosevelt’s labor secretary.
Posted inMaine Crime
In one of Maine’s most sensational killings, justice proved elusive
The 1922 slaying of Maine guide Otis Bean near Rangeley marked the first time a Franklin County woman ever faced a murder charge.
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During his 1972 presidential race, Maine’s Edmund Muskie faced at least three death threats
FBI records released to the Sun Journal on Friday show details of several investigations into claims the Democratic senator would be shot or bombed.