In his speech about gun control, President Biden said “enough is enough,” and we have to do something to “stop the carnage.” He could take one significant step today to reduce the bloodshed without congressional approval – if he really wanted to. But he won’t because the debate about gun control is dishonest and that […]

As is the case so often here, Maine is doing things the way that makes the least amount of sense. The reason why the relief checks of $850 are being snail-mailed is beyond me. The checks are only being sent to those who filed tax returns, and many people submit their direct deposit information when […]

In objection and contrast to Keith Moore’s doctrinal claims in Maine Voices (“Unborn children deserve legal protection” June 4), the New Testament’s Christian message is that of compassion and love. The biblical Jesus would approach a woman’s abortion decision with compassion for the woman’s spiritual well-being, both in the difficult present caused by her pregnancy, […]

I applaud and support the efforts of our South Portland students who walked out of the classroom to protest gun violence, and I urge all students, all teachers and all administrators to do the same. Our schools lack the authority and the tactical ability to stem the horrendous shooting and killing of our children. This […]

Kathleen Parker’s column advocating the arming of teachers to defend our nation’s school children was certainly thought-provoking (“Should teacher be armed? If I were one, I’d want to be” June 7). Having taught in a Maine public school for over 40 years, I tried to image what it would be like for me and my […]

Water is filling the sink! Quick, what’s the first thing to do? Turn off the source of water! Bullets are killing our children! Quick, what’s the first thing to do: Turn off the source of bullets! Members of a well-regulated militia are not killing our children. Members of the general public, with unlimited access to […]

Thank you for the recent article about our son, Dan Lowe, who was named Maine’s School Crossing Guard of the year. We couldn’t be prouder. And thank you to the parents who made this so special. We’re grateful to the AIM program for supporting Dan. But contrary to the article, the staff at South Portland […]

As a resident of Munjoy Hill, and as someone who is deeply concerned about climate change, I am very happy to support Charles Skold for state House in Portland’s District 119. I have known Charles for several years through our work together on the Portland Climate Action Team, a volunteer group of Portland residents dedicated […]