Last month, an 18-year gunman wielding a high-powered weapon killed 19 small schoolchildren in Ulvade, Texas – presenting yet another opportunity to contain the gun violence that, among developed nations, makes us regrettably unique. We flunked the test last time. When a 20-year old gunman killed 20 even younger children in Newtown, Conn. Ten years […]

Can’t shoot a gun without bullets In some states like Texas, you can legally buy a gun and ammunition without a background check, be at least 18, and without a waiting period.Would the outcome be different or happen at all in the tragic shooting in Texas by an 18-year-old if the ammunition he wanted for […]

Teel off the mark on Brunswick student protest criticism On June 8, The Times Record ran a story about the Brunswick Junior High School student walk-out protesting in-school gun violence against children (“Uvalde school massacre prompts Brunswick Junior High gun violence protest”). A Republican candidate for the Maine Senate, Brogan Teel, claimed the event was […]

The Biden administration announced it was putting a two-year freeze on the threat of new solar tariffs, throwing a lifeline to U.S. solar installers – and boosting the country’s ability to meet its climate goals. The tariff threat involved imported solar panels and components from four Asian countries that supply about 80% of photovoltaic cells […]