Taylor’s mom, Nancy, had started painting rocks with inspirational messages. Her intention, to scatter them for people to randomly find in St. Francis and Bay View, where Nancy grew up.

Many posters were civil, but it wasn’t long before others were equating painted rocks with unwanted graffiti and comparing the creators to animals that mark their territory with urine. By the time the ...

The hate symbols were daubed on a rock that is regularly decorated by students and is considered an important symbol to the town of Harvard. (JTA) — Swastikas and racist messages were painted ...