The Groveland Four finally received a little justice last week. Nearly seven decades after a white woman in Central Florida leveled a false charge of rape, the state legislature apologized for what was done to four young African-American men as a result. For 16-year-old Charles Greenlee being hung nude from a pipe in the basement […]
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Maine should ban cruel elephant acts
The Kora Shrine Circus’ recent stint at Androscoggin Bank Colisee serves as a stark reminder of the importance of LD 396 — a bill being considered by the Maine Legislature that would ban the use of elephants in traveling acts. The Hamid Circus — the notorious company that puts on the Kora Shrine Circus — […]
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Maine will always be my true ‘home’
Ever since I was a little girl, I have always wanted to go to college in Massachusetts. Everything about the state interested me: Boston being so close, being away from my home state, and the endless opportunities for jobs and internships. In my eyes, Massachusetts was the whole package deal. Near the end of my […]
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Diverse cultures made America great
My parents immigrated to the United States from Russia. My father arrived in 1923, my mother in 1921. He was 22 and she was 17. Neither spoke English. Dad was a shoemaker. Dad left Russia with two friends to avoid being drafted into the czar’s army. My mother left with her mother and sister to […]
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Tight jeans do not equal consent
The year was 1997 and the place was Italy. An 18-year-old girl was picked up by her married 45-year-old driving instructor for her very first lesson. Instead of teaching her to drive he led her to an isolated road, wrestled her out of one pant leg of her jeans and forcefully raped her. She made […]
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Fox News will never be the same again
What has happened at Fox News will be bad for America, bad for Republicans and bad for patriotic conservatism. The network will likely never again achieve the heights it has in the past, and many of its viewers may drift away and look elsewhere for their news. Despite his flaws, Roger Ailes was a man […]
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The time to reform the tax code is now!
President Trump has pledged to reform our tax code, which, to most people, currently reads like a foreign language. Trump said tax reform would be a top priority for his administration, but he is up against powerful lobbyists working for the tax preparation industry and also charitable and other organizations who want to keep things […]
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Will GOP regulars remain faithful to party?
By Jennifer Rubin The Washington Post WASHINGTON — The close special election in the Kansas 4th congressional district, which should have been a slam dunk for Republicans, and wariness about a special election in Georgia’s 6th congressional district reflect Republicans’ lack of enthusiasm after less than three months of the Trump presidency. Anecdotal evidence indicates […]
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Eight years of sleepwalking are over
WASHINGTON — The world is agog at Donald Trump’s head-snapping foreign policy reversal. He runs on a platform of America First. He renounces the role of world policeman. He excoriates parasitic foreigners that (I paraphrase) suck dry our precious bodily fluids — and these are allies! On April 4, Trump declared: “I don’t want to […]
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Trump’s tough talk is cheap; policy is more difficult
NEW YORK — As international crises and foreign policy challenges mount, the world looks to the United States for a broad, consistent strategy that can be relied upon over time. But Donald Trump’s foreign policy seems to change with every meeting, event and crisis. The president does not deny these constant shifts. In fact, he […]