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Toe-may-toe, toe-mah-toe; Authoritarian, authoritative

May 23, 2017October 18, 2016 by Shay

I’d love not to talk about my state’s governor, Paul LePage, and simply let him disappear into history…preferably the dung heap portion of it, but given that he’s a bit of a mini-Trump and has done nothing good for Maine’s image, politics or future, I need to bring him up as a warning for why …

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Categories Commentary, Current Events

Why is your Colin making you Uncomfortable

May 7, 2020September 3, 2016 by Guest Poster

Today’s post is written by a very special contributor, L. David Stewart, MBA, MSRE, a Black man who also happens to be my brother. As a Black man, he has words that I believe need to be heard.  Race is for me is never as simply as the proverbial “black and white.” Folks I know on …

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Categories class, Commentary, Racial and Cultural

Lemons to Life and the Raising of the Collective Chorus

May 23, 2017August 22, 2016 by Shay

Living in Maine has been and continues to be one of the largest challenges in my life. Since my arrival in 2002, the sense of isolation and the racial homogeneity has at times threatened to take me to a very dark place. Yet my responsibilities to family and specifically my children have required me to …

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