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Farmington remembers work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

by Pam Harnden January 23, 2025January 23, 2025

Dozens of people from the greater Farmington area attended the Martin Luther King Jr. Day service.

Opinion, Perspective

Martin Luther King Jr.’s stand against the Vietnam War offers lessons on how to fight for peace in the Middle East

by Hajar Yazdiha January 19, 2025January 13, 2025

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. knew the political consequences of speaking out against the Vietnam War — and he did it anyway.

Opinion, Perspective

How Martin Luther King Jr. showed us hope is not the same as optimism

by Kendra Thomas January 19, 2025January 13, 2025

Optimism can rely on a sense of luck, while hope is action-oriented — and often aimed at helping other people.

Maine, News, Opinion

Sixty years later, King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ resonates in Maine

by Megan Gray January 15, 2023January 16, 2023

The letter is being read publicly Monday in an online remembrance of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Some of the readers shared their thoughts about participating, and what the letter means.

Franklin, News, The Franklin Journal

Farmington’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day service will be Wednesday via Zoom

by Pam Harnden January 18, 2022January 19, 2022

FARMINGTON — The Martin Luther King Jr Day service originally scheduled for noon Monday will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday via Zoom. The service was postponed due to the threat of power outages during the winter storm Monday. As originally planned, there will be no in-person service. The link: us02web.zoom.us/j/85967121968?pwd=akJFZlBtKzhEblo3NXFqeXdLMllPUT09. For more information, email organizer […]

Lewiston-Auburn, News

Organizers, panelists urge attendees to be impatient during Bates MLK keynote panel

by Vanessa Paolella January 17, 2022January 18, 2022

In a break from previous years, the organizing committee for Martin Luther King Sr. Day chose to invite not one, but five Maine-based activists to speak to this year’s theme, Decolonization and Liberation.