What may be the most important gun safety bill is now front and center in the ongoing debates in Augusta. A true extreme risk protection order, or red flag law, sponsored by Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross, will give family members or law enforcement the ability to approach the courts to initiate a temporary removal of […]

In this critical juncture of our nation’s discourse on gun rights, it is imperative that we raise our voices in unwavering support of the Second Amendment. Now, more than ever, we must advocate for the preservation of this fundamental right that lies at the core of our constitutional freedoms. As debates rage on about the […]

The Maine Legislature is considering passing an extreme risk protection order or red flag law. Shame on the legislators if they cannot get this done. This law might have prevented the tragedy in Lewiston. But four years ago, Gov. Mills bowed to the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine so that their yellow flag law was adopted […]

I would urge those who are thinking of not voting, because “the system is such a mess,” “they are all corrupt,” “I don’t like any of them,” or some such reason, to think again. The two major candidates are miles apart. Re-electing Joe Biden will give us a path forward, on which we can work […]

A March 28 article, “House narrowly approves bill to send fewer youths to troubled prison,” discussed the amendment to L.D. 1779, which proposes the implementation of a needs assessment for justice-involved youth as a means of diverting them away from Long Creek. I am disappointed that the amended bill does not seem to hold the […]

As a psychiatrist, I have come to realize that there is a broad misunderstanding between the presence of a diagnosable mental illness and the lack of mental wellness manifested as rage, anger, vengefulness, agitation and other states of mind, which can escalate to violence. The Violence Prevention Project, the largest study of mass shootings, has […]

The April 3 article in the Press Herald describing the drastic reduction in the number of dairy farms in Maine was alarming and disheartening. Perhaps one of the first steps the state can take to help ameliorate this trend is to not put a road through Smiling Hill Farm. Andrew Grant Scarborough