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Nation & World, News

Fears mount that New Jersey shooting was anti-Semitic attack

by DAVID PORTER and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press December 11, 2019December 11, 2019

The gunfight left six people dead, including the shooters, according to Mayor Steven Fulop.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Commentary: We need primary mental health care providers to end stigma, prevent crises

by Adrienne A. Williams Special to the Chicago Tribune December 11, 2019December 10, 2019

Our current system focuses on identifying existing illnesses. A better system would include regular psychological checkups and preventive care.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Compass: Take reasonable steps to keep guns away from children

by Sue Repko December 7, 2019December 6, 2019

The Legislative Council should advance proposals to keep guns out of child care centers and safely stored by home care providers.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Compass: In today’s classrooms, educators’ focus turns to keeping students alive

by Doug Woodsum December 6, 2019December 6, 2019

Teachers are taking lessons, and they’re on preparing for mass shootings, binding wounds and recognizing signs of abuse.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Compass: Solution to school shootings must come from within each institution

by Joseph W. Gauld Special to the Press Herald November 22, 2019November 21, 2019

Bring family and school together, so parents and students are part of the same community and young people become each other’s supporters.

Nation & World, News

Minnesota violence project aims to understand mass shootings

by Associated Press November 20, 2019November 20, 2019

Minnesota researchers have created a new database that seeks to help understand circumstances that contribute to mass shooting incidents in the United States

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Maine 2nd District candidate’s gun raffle is an immature political stunt

by The Editorial Board October 28, 2019September 14, 2020

Eric Brakey may think he’s being provocative, but he ought to know better.

Nation & World, News

Wisconsin jury awards $450,000 in Sandy Hook defamation case

by Associated Press October 16, 2019October 16, 2019

The father of a boy killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was awarded $450,000 after he filed a lawsuit against conspiracy theorists who claimed the massacre never happened.