In his July 2 Maine Sunday Telegram commentary, state Sen. Matt Harrington proclaimed gun control advocates “hysterical” in their response to Joseph Eaton’s alleged murder of four people in Bowdoin. That response proposed a universal background check law for gun purchases. Harrington’s argument ran: Eaton stole the guns he used, so such a policy wouldn’t […]

Self-reliance (“my body, my decision”), self-respect (with the privacy between myself and my physician) and self-indulgence (promiscuity without consequences). The exploitation of the “cult of self” has finally reached its zenith with the passage of L.D. 1619. In Government 101, we learn that law is necessary to curb the freedoms (excesses, really) of humanity. The […]

During the debate on and passage of L.D. 1619, some legislators suggested the bill should restrict who can access abortion care later in pregnancy. Restricting abortion access at any point in time is detrimental to the individual seeking that care. People have abortions later in pregnancy for many different reasons: fetal anomalies, health risks, changes […]

Sen. Matt Harrington, my state senator, made the case on these pages for a “wait and see” attitude toward individual acts of gun violence, like the mass shooting in April in Bowdoin and Yarmouth (“Commentary: Drumbeat of gun control outrage is hysterical, reckless,” July 2). According to Sen. Harrington, no laws would have prevented the crime […]

We are quite offended by the condescending remarks from Portland (“In Unity, idea to house asylum seekers in dorms divides a town,” July 2). Yes, the community dealt with 600 students for years, but the students had structure and purpose. I ask: What structure will be set up for immigrants? Will they be educated in […]

Bonnie Tallagnon’s letter in the June 25 Maine Sunday Telegram needs to go one step further (“For improved road safety, keep headlights on at all times”). All vehicle driving lights need to be on during the day. Many well-meaning drivers turn daytime running lights on but have no idea that this often does not turn […]