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Our View: Understanding Maine’s past is the best way to move forward

by The Editorial Board August 4, 2019January 2, 2020

The state’s bicentennial celebration is a good time to take stock and plan for the future.

A group of Mainers spearheaded the effort to commemorate three significant Civil War battles that preceded Gettysburg.

by Anne Gass July 21, 2019July 19, 2019

The victory of the suffragists began a century of struggle for equal rights, a job that is still unfinished.

Built before 1854, the Beech Ridge School once was a neighborhood center for families who lived in the more rural, western section of Scarborough.

by Mary Cayford January 24, 2019January 24, 2019

It’s our chance to show our children that nobody should be treated as less than human.

The state’s do-it-yourself spirit has led to many innovations over the years, from earmuffs to doughnut holes and maybe even a universal snub.

by John Massaro September 26, 2018September 25, 2018

Sen. Collins could do the same today, by standing up for her belief in women’s right to have an abortion.

by John Massaro September 26, 2018September 25, 2018

Sen. Collins could do the same today, by standing up for her belief in women’s right to have an abortion.

Since 1984, he was the writer of the daily feature that includes a capsule summary of significant events that took place on that date.

Kevin Battle of South Portland has always known he was adopted. Only recently, as clues emerged about his mysterious birth, did he learn the truth.