As I follow the discussions among the states wishing to outlaw abortion, I am struck by the apparent lack of consideration of the need for sex education classes in their schools to alert their citizens about the possible consequences of unprotected sex. It would seem these legislators do not see that reducing as many unwanted […]

A basic background to the debate on gun control in the United States is that, despite the high number of shooting incidents nationwide, the chance during any given time that any individual among us will be among the victims is low. Thus, an individual opposed to strengthened gun control measures can feel safe in the […]

Just what we need: another example of people with too much money and not enough sense imposing their vision on the rest of us. Initially a relatively modest and appealing concept, the Roux Institute has somehow erupted into a proposal for an astonishingly huge commercial development wedged into a completely inappropriate space on Portland’s shoreline. […]

Page 3A, Portland Press Herald, June 15: “Flooding pummels Yellowstone.” This comes as the Midwest and East Coast sizzle from a heatwave and other parts of the West burn from an early wildfire season amid a persistent drought. A climate specialist said, “A warming environment makes extreme weather events more likely than they would have […]

I can’t take it anymore! Does anyone know what “assault-style weapons” look like? Is it color, shape, design, caliber or what? Should a rifle be banned because it’s black or green? What if the stock on a rifle has a hole to the rear of the trigger? Is a pistol with green or black markings […]