A common thread among many mass shootings is the fact that other people had knowledge of the intent of the perpetrators prior to its taking place. A number of case studies and forensic examinations of such shootings show this to be true, going back to at least Columbine. A couple of other common denominators include […]

Over the years, Central Maine Power and Versant Power have applied for many rate increases for “capital improvements to the grid.” The Public Utilities Commission generates a detailed record on each proposal. The Pine Tree Power proposal urges Mainers to support the purchase and consolidation of these two distribution companies into a single consumer-owned nonprofit […]

A recent column described bike trails as active transportation, a vague term at best (“Maine Voices: Make active transportation safe from the capital to the coast,” June 20). In this time of electric bikes, electric scooters and skateboards, snowmobiles and ATVs, one can only imagine the congestion on the trails on the weekends. In truth, […]

With the statute of limitations removed from civil child sex abuse claims, many people are coming forward to sue the Catholic Diocese of Portland. The diocese is fighting the suits by fighting the constitutionality of of the removal of the statute of limitations in the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. The diocese seems to contend survivors […]

The years of violence, substance abuse, imprisonment and mental illness Joseph Eaton experienced may have led him to the moment in which he killed four people who cared about him (“ ‘People are no longer walking this earth because of me,’ ” June 25). The takeaway from this story for me, however, is that the victims […]