Everyone knows that when the 1994 gun control law expired 10 years later, the number of gun crimes rose considerably, leading to today’s much-higher-than-the-historic-average rates of criminal offenses with firearms.
May 2013
Posted inOpinion
COMMENTARY: Media must do more to help find nation’s missing children
Today is National Missing Children Day.
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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Government intrusion into our lives expanding
It’s unfortunate that, whether Republicans or Democrats are in power, the expansion of the government’s intrusion into our lives is not only maintained from the previous administration but is expanded in new ways.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Before cutting Medicare, fix IRS rule inequities
It isn’t news these days that chief executive officers enjoy pay that amounts to 400 times that of the workers.
Posted inPolitics
Maine lawmakers grapple with falling gas tax revenues
Transportation advocates say the state needs to find new sources for upkeep of the state’s highways.
Posted inNews
Social media’s role in Maine girl’s death makes friends, family wary
Online predators are skilled at getting kids to chat with them and trust them, an author cautions.
Posted inPolitics
Both sides deadlocked on hospitals, Medicaid
Democrats and Gov. Paul LePage remain at odds over whether the issues should be separated.
Posted inNews, Politics
Maine Omnibus Energy Bill cleared by committee
The bill aims to support expanding natural-gas pipelines and fund energy-efficiency efforts.
Posted inNews
Maine delegation ups pressure on DOD to buy American shoes
Members of Maine’s congressional delegation are trying to keep up the pressure on the Department of Defense to buy footwear from U.S. manufacturers, a move that would likely benefit the state’s New Balance sneaker factories.