The age limit to purchase any gun should be 21, because teenagers are passionate in their feelings and tend to lose control. People in their 20s are starting to think about marriage and having a family, and therefore consider the consequences of their actions more. Also, schools could put cameras on the building grounds and […]

“Yes.” That’s all Sen. Marco Rubio needed to say when Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Cameron Kasky asked him if he would reject campaign donations from the National Rifle Association. Instead, Rubio ducked, covered and refused to acknowledge his responsibility in Feb. 14’s Parkland massacre. Along with Americans all around the country who care […]

The American Academy of Pediatrics supports a later start time for teens. This is based on the American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s findings that when teens get eight to 10 hours of sleep, they have improved attention, behavior, learning, memory, emotional regulation, quality of life and mental and physical health. Not getting enough sleep each […]

The article Tuesday on my participation in the first 4-minute mile, based on a telephone interview, contained one serious error. In explaining why I thought I had finished last, I tried to make it clear that while I had not been conscious of passing Chris Brasher, it must have been because, after finishing his stint […]

The first and most important thing to know about trade is that if it weren’t beneficial to the parties involved, it wouldn’t take place. President Trump doesn’t understand this fundamental truth. He talks as if countries are doing the trading, but for the most part it is private businesses buying and selling with each other. […]

If you’ve ever dreamed of building a house in Portland, you may notice that this dream is fading into the distance. Empty, buildable parcels are rare and expensive. Teardowns are the domain of those with deep pockets. At 4:30 p.m. March 13 at City Hall, the Planning Board will hear public comment on changes to […]