Before going down the political dead end of gun control, we need to understand what makes people violent.
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Maine Voices: Unborn children deserve legal protection
A new human being is created at the moment of fertilization and he or she should be recognized as a unique person with a right to life.
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Commentary: The freedom to love my trans kid as he is
Parents also have to grow and change with their children as they do the hard work of finding out who they are.
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Maine Voices: Build houses from banned books? A modest proposal …
Maybe we can do something productive with the energy wasted on culture war battles over what makes good literature.
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Tom Purcell: Growing up in a world of childhood worries
The only worry I had was that Old Man Miller might be hiding out behind the shed trying to catch us running through his garden when we played “Tag” in our back yards. If you grew up in the ‘70s in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Our childhood was […]
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Our View: Judge’s ruling should change handling of police misconduct records
It is clearly in the public’s interest to know the details when police officers are disciplined.
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Leonard Pitts: Conservatives run from common-sense solutions to gun violence
‘Yes’ to armed teachers, bulletproof classroom decorations and one-door schoolhouses. ‘No’ to reasonable limits on access to firearms.
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The Conversation: Most people support abortion staying legal, but that may not matter in making law
THE CONVERSATION — The Supreme Court is set to soon rule on the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health case, nearly one month after a leaked draft majority opinion showed the court might uphold a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Ruling to uphold this ban could undo women’s constitutional right to abortion, guaranteed by […]
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Christine Flowers: The Supreme Court rules against humanity
I’ve been in favor of the death penalty since I first knew what it was. I suppose it has something to do with my sense of justice: if you take a life, which is really the only time the death penalty is imposed, you owe a life. That also conflicts somewhat with my Catholic upbringing […]
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Our View: Don’t forget about COVID this summer
Last year we celebrated Independence Day too soon. We should use this Memorial Day to remember what can happen.