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Dowling misses mark on mass shootings

After the massacres in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, N.Y., I read with interest Republican Rep. Matthew DowlingÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s predictable excuse for doing nothing to curtail the epidemic of mass shootings. He says thereÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s no sense in doing anything because ÎÞëÊÓÆµœcriminals do not abide by laws, and laws will ...

Some solutions to stop killing sprees

As we again find ourselves grieving and being enraged over savagery in which innocent children and teachers were mowed down in rapid succession by an American terrorist, we ponder what we can do to make it less likely that this plague which is unique to the United States will continue to ...

With the pandemic raging in our society and increasing rates of anxiety and depression, there is a greater need for funding of mental health services than ever before. Mental health is not talked about a great deal because of stigma, but it is an issue of great importance in our society. People ...

Questions to ponder

In light of the massacre in Texas on Tuesday, why do Republicans stop common sense background checks for gun purchases?Why donÎÞëÊÓÆµ™t they support red flag warnings so mentally ill people canÎÞëÊÓÆµ™t buy guns, and most pressing of all, why are military assault weapons still being sold?Those are for ...

Time to protect everyone

I think it's about time we stop worrying about lawful gun owners and start protecting everyone else from the mentally unstable gun owners.Are the parents of children butchered in their schools and families of people murdered in grocery stores supposed to just suck it up and be proud to have ...

Let’s protect everyone’s rights

Here we go again. We had the second U.S. mass shooting in two weeks, this time in a Texas elementary school classroom full of innocent children. If youÎÞëÊÓÆµ™re keeping score, that makes 198 mass shootings and 27 school shootings this year with seven months to go.Some people say this is a mental ...