The risk of firearm accidents and suicides outweighs the benefits of “good guys with guns.”
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Reps. Foley, Sanborn: Doctors – not insurers – should prescribe Mainers’ medications and treatment
Forcing Maine people to change medicine with the hope of saving a few dollars doesn’t work.
From the State House: Finish raising rates for care of Maine’s most vulnerable adults
Two bills would finish the work started last legislative session.
Maine Compass: Statewide effort required to address dire need for mental health services
Police officers, families and communities are more at risk each day we don’t fix the broken system.
Tom Waddell: Is Jackman, Maine, a microcosm of American values?
The town manager was fired because he didn’t reflect the community’s values. But how do we know what our collective values are?
Diane Russell: Ranked-choice voting supporters are fighting to save democracy
People are fighting back against a government unwilling to listen.
Douglas Rooks: ‘Disappeared’ from the streets of Waterville
The case of Lexius Saint Martin highlights a new attack on liberty.
George Smith: Both sides have to work together on good gun laws
Passing minor changes that do nothing, or restricting too harshly the rights of law-abiding citizens, just won’t work.
Community Compass: Proposed Waterville bag ban is ‘people control’
The City Council should reject this attempt at taking away rights, and get to work on real issues.
Hallowell mayor: We can all be proud of plan for Water Street
The project takes into account the thoughts and ideas of a diverse group of stakeholders.