With hope in desperately short supply, we don’t need any more fecklessness.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Janet Mills has it right on red flag law | Jim Fossel
The proposal has too much potential for abuse. Better enforcement of the laws we have and increased funding for mental health is the better way to go.
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Question 1 could jeopardize voting for many older Mainers | Opinion
This isn’t a partisan issue; it’s a fairness issue.
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Mainers will not benefit from coastal rocket launch sites | Opinion
Economic and oversight concerns make this a bad idea for our state.
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A chance to improve gun safety in Maine? Let’s take it. | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
While our state is very special indeed, it’s in no way special when it comes to gun violence.
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I’m a Maine gun owner and I want a red flag law | Opinion
Do I believe anyone should be able to take away your gun (or mine)? I don’t. But I realize nuanced intervention can be necessary to prevent disaster.
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Graham Platner deserves grace | Opinion
If we allow the Graham Platners of the world to be taken down, we’re telling every combat veteran, and every other person who lost their way for a while, that there’s no way back.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion, Steve Collins
Graham Platner should take this opportunity to bow out | Steve Collins
The Senate candidate’s rapidly accumulating baggage should rule him out of the running.
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Maine needs a ‘red flag’ law now more than ever | Douglas Rooks
While this policy may not prevent every gun death, it’s our responsibility to add to our limited set of tools in preventing violence.
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Support for human trafficking survivors must be preserved | Opinion
The Department of Justice has yet to release $88 million appropriated by Congress for victim services. In Maine, Preble Street is among those being affected.