It appears that news coverage nowadays consists of two main topics: turmoil within the White House and Congress or mass shootings. Unfortunately, both have become business as usual. In the case of mass shootings, it has become a question of the right to own a gun (an AR-15, for example) and the right to live […]

The morning after the Florida school shooting, I watched as my daughter showed my grandchildren how to protect themselves from a shooter by using their backpacks and books. Let that image sink in. If you looked at the faces of the children who survived the Parkland shooting and the faces of the parents whose children […]

I’m in favor of eliminating gun-related violence and crime. Actually, I’ve never spoken with someone who isn’t. This is the common ground on which we all stand. In today’s social media frenzy, it is often difficult to recognize that we are on the same side. It is my hope that we (Americans with differing views) […]

Ranked-choice voting is a fraud. All the Democrat stories of it being fairer and an improvement over how we have elected candidates for almost 242 years are lies. Simply put, ranked-choice voting favors the majority party in a state. The Democrats came up with ranked-choice voting after losing two elections to Paul LePage. In the […]

We reap what we sow. For decades, public policy has allowed, even encouraged, the spread of deadly firearms throughout our society. Adult politicians, for selfish reasons, have been willing participants in and advocates for this policy, and now we have created a social evil that amounts to an all-out assault on public safety and a […]

The latest talk about gun control is all well and good. I don’t see any reason for someone to own a semi-automatic rifle. Perhaps that is a situation that can be addressed through the legal system, but I doubt it. It seems we are ignoring the real question behind the violence in our society. What […]