This legislation isn’t about keeping Mainers safe. It’s about checking off a box for out-of-state gun control activists.
Op-eds
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Portland’s $19 minimum wage would hurt the families it’s meant to help | Opinion
Increased labor costs will be passed on to people already struggling with higher grocery and utility bills.
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Let’s invest in schools that reflect the spirit of Scarborough | Opinion
The upcoming referendum is an opportunity to strengthen both our classrooms and our community identity.
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Graham Platner let me down | Opinion
With hope in desperately short supply, we don’t need any more fecklessness.
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Janet Mills has it right on red flag law | Jim Fossel
The proposal has too much potential for abuse. Better enforcement of the laws we have and increased funding for mental health is the better way to go.
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Question 1 could jeopardize voting for many older Mainers | Opinion
This isn’t a partisan issue; it’s a fairness issue.
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Mainers will not benefit from coastal rocket launch sites | Opinion
Economic and oversight concerns make this a bad idea for our state.
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A chance to improve gun safety in Maine? Let’s take it. | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
While our state is very special indeed, it’s in no way special when it comes to gun violence.
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I’m a Maine gun owner and I want a red flag law | Opinion
Do I believe anyone should be able to take away your gun (or mine)? I don’t. But I realize nuanced intervention can be necessary to prevent disaster.
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Graham Platner deserves grace | Opinion
If we allow the Graham Platners of the world to be taken down, we’re telling every combat veteran, and every other person who lost their way for a while, that there’s no way back.