The member of the planning board of Damariscotta, Maine refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of a recent board meeting. She later explained in an email message: "Nothing done under Trump administration honors and enacts 'give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free' (from 'The New Colossus,' a sonnet written to raise funds for the Statue of Liberty), 'liberty and justice for all' (from the Pledge of Allegiance), 'land of the free&
The member of the planning board of Damariscotta, Maine refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of a recent board meeting. She later explained in an email message: "Nothing done under Trump administration honors and enacts 'give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free' (from 'The New Colossus,' a sonnet written to raise funds for the Statue of Liberty), 'liberty and justice for all' (from the Pledge of Allegiance), 'land of the free' (from t…
