Opinion

The right response to the Maine mass shooting

Growing up in Portland, I remember thinking of Lewiston, about 35 miles up the road, as an old mill town of gritty Mainers who had to deal with the poverty, crime and lead paint that remained after the jobs disappeared.

Since I moved away, Lewiston has written a new story for itself. Somali immigrants have brought new vibrancy to my old, White state. Federal money has rehabilitated the downtown. New businesses and artists have decided the city on the Androscoggin River is a beautiful place to be.