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Kathleen Parker: If now is not the time to talk about gun control, then when?

by KATHLEEN PARKER October 10, 2017October 9, 2017

President Trump’s smokescreen about gun control is distracting us to death.

by CHARLES LAWTON October 10, 2017October 9, 2017

Take a step back and consider the role that involved citizens play in our representative democracy.

by Carol Konieczko Special to the Press Herald October 9, 2017October 9, 2017

All schools should have a zero tolerance and a zero indifference policy against any child being bullied.

by Vicki Sullivan Special to the Telegram October 8, 2017October 6, 2017

Striking a balance between a work identity and a new path can be the most important part of a person’s golden years.

by Thomas Chalmers McLaughlin Special to the Telegram October 8, 2017October 7, 2017

There is not a common denominator among all of America’s tragic massacres except high-powered weapons.

by Jim Fossel October 8, 2017October 6, 2017

It remains to be seen what effect a rash of defections from the Maine Dems will have.

by Erin Kilbride Special to the Telegram October 8, 2017October 6, 2017

The wounds and stories of refugees showing up across the border in Bangladesh point to ethnic cleansing.

by Cynthia Dill October 8, 2017October 6, 2017

There is much to celebrate in Italian-American culture, but Columbus Day needed to go.

by Garrison Keillor Special to The Washington Post October 7, 2017October 6, 2017

If she had followed me around, telling me to pay attention, things would have turned out better.

by Gina Barreca Special to the Hartford Courant October 7, 2017October 6, 2017

Part of the fun will be celebrating my Italian heritage, and not from the other side of the tracks.