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Rooks: Guns do not equal freedom
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSince the 1970s, I’ve written editorials about what was then called “gun control.” In recent years, I largely passed over the subject. Back then, it was...
Rooks: Maine has reached the tipping point in the fight against gun violence
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe ripples of last week’s “mass shootings” – an inadequate term, but all we have – continue to...
Lawmakers clash over Gov. Lamont’s gun bill in 2nd Amendment battle
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWith thousands of shootings already this year nationwide, Connecticut lawmakers clashed Monday over Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposals to restrict the purchase and use of guns. Lamont’s multi-pronged ...
The tragedy at Sandy Hook: 10-year remembrance
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn Dec. 14, 2012, 20 students and six educators were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. Ten years later, the pain of the tragedy remains raw in Connecticut and has continued ...
Connecticut Gov. Lamont looks ahead on Opening Day to tax cuts and legislative cooperation
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKicking off his second term, Gov. Ned Lamont looked forward Wednesday during his annual State of the State Address to middle-class tax cuts and bipartisan cooperation. With a solid election ...
OPINION: Spirited debate illustrated merits of clean elections
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 1—The state legislative proposal to change Connecticut law to allow wine sales in supermarkets displayed political debate in its rawest form. Two powerful interests lobbied state senators ...