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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Compass: Our state is not doing enough to keep guns out of violent hands
We Mainers and our legislators have blood on our hands for failing to institute common-sense gun safety regulations adopted in other states.
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Douglas Rooks: Rep. Golden gets it wrong on guns
Golden contends that, because 18-year-olds can serve in the military, their off-duty gun purchases should remain unrestricted.
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Maine Voices: Tribal sovereignty is at the core of many issues
Activists concerned about climate change and abortion rights should join in the fight for state recognition of Wabanaki rights.
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Maine Voices: Lawmakers should ban assault-style weapons
The common factor in all mass shootings is not mental illness but access to guns, a child psychiatrist writes.
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Maine Voices: Support for Ukrainian refugees should set the standard for all
The federal government should extend its welcome to others fleeing war and oppression, including the 1,800 African asylum seekers who came to Maine over the last year.
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Jim Fossel: After Tuesday, party unity will be the key to success
Reconciling factions within the parties is always a challenge after the primaries are decided.
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Maine Voices: Inaction on gun safety takes teachers’ breath away
How can we tell our students that they are safe when our government does nothing in the face of mass murder?
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Maine Voices: Beware excess moderation on guns
Even Aristotle, who taught ‘everything in moderation,’ understood that outrage can be more virtuous than a lack of human feeling.
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The Maine Millennial: Finally finding a home of my own
Be it ever so humble, a single-wide next to the dump offers a feeling of security.