Mario Ernesto Garcia-Zavala, 22, was arrested in Portland on Sept. 9, 2017, after a trooper stopped the van in which he was a passenger.
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Former IHOP waitress says asking teenagers to prepay has ‘nothing to do with any race’
The incident in Auburn blew up into a national story when a young man at a nearby table confronted the waitress.
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Trump said to defend his vulgar remarks in private
The president spent Thursday night calling advisers to gauge their reactions, and wasn’t apologetic, according to a source who spoke with the president.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Man with Maine ties helps lead charge against Harvard’s admissions policy
A part-time South Thomaston resident uses funds from his nonprofits to mount lawsuits over universities’ race-based considerations.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Wells game shows institutionalized racism needs to be put behind us
Now is the time for education, communication, and understanding our shared humanity.
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Maine Voices: Increased diversity will drive both change and renewal here in Maine
The question for white Mainers is whether they will embrace that fact or allow hatred to divide them.
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Maine Voices: Coverage of Pride parade a disservice to those who face discrimination
It may come as a surprise, but there’s actually more to politics these days than being explicitly anti-Trump.
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Turbulent drama about cultural identity opens Friday at Portland Stage
The theater company gives the audience time to talk about difficult issues raised in the Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘Disgraced.’
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
If Gov. LePage really meant his apology, he will stop making racially divisive remarks
There’s almost always a link between divisive, racially charged rhetoric and policies that hurt working class people and people of color.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
LePage should apologize to African-Americans who fought for freedom
The governor’s notion of American freedom as merely white man’s history is disturbing and dangerous.