Activist wants to build bridges between communities
By Stephanie Harp Poet, short story writer, activist, and student Shukri Abdirahman lives in...
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Profiles
Valerie Laure Bilogue chases her dreams with the help of community college
By Stephanie Harp When Valerie Laure Bilogue arrived in Maine from Cameroon in 2018, she already...
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Call me Coach Steph!
By Lillian Lemu As a young girl growing up in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa,...
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Match2Play: Turning community into family
By Ulya Aligulova Originally from Colombia, Sara Lopez lived in Puerto Rico for 10 years until...
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Finding joy in a busy life
By Stephanie Harp Samaa Abdurraqib likes to say she grew up in the Land of Buckeyes, moved to the...
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USM student finds many paths to helping people
By Stephanie Harp When Amran Osman was growing up in Lewiston, she was quiet. “Originally, I was...
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Yardie Ting offers taste of Jamaica in Portland
By Lillian Lema • Photos | Steven Bridges If Mainers want to experience the ultimate taste of...
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Gisele Mukundwa encourages perseverance
By Lillian Lema As a young person in Rwanda, Gisele Mukundwa thought about becoming a doctor...
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Ordinary People
When Tracy Sesselberg of Cape Elizabeth started making a few masks for her friends, she had no...
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Casco Bay senior reaches one goal and sets another
by Stephanie Harp When Casco Bay High School senior Margarida Celestino saw a summer email...
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