Regardless of where we live or what we look like, we should all have the freedom to make the best healthcare choices for ourselves and our families. The decision of when and if to become a parent is one of the most important many of us will make in life. If someone you love needs an abortion ...

We all deserve to live in safe, thriving, and vibrant communities free of gun violence. Sadly, no one is safe these days. Gun violence is rampant. Make no mistake, this is by design of the gun industry, which reaps huge profits from the murder and mayhem their products cause. Usually if ...

The letter by Joe O’Neill of Amherst (Sunday, June 12) defies logic. He pontificates that Republicans are blaming the Biden Administration for the current rate of inflation that Americans are suffering through and it’s all just a ploy for Republicans to win at the polls in November. Joe ...

As suicide continues to be a leading cause of death in the U.S., our members of Congress must make suicide prevention and mental health a national priority. Access to timely, affordable, and quality crisis services can save lives. I lost my sister-in-law, Lindy Hinds LaBarre in July 2013. I ...

Every city and town have an armed and trained police force. Every county has an armed and trained sheriff’s department. Every state has an armed and trained state police force. The nation as a whole has millions of armed and trained military personnel. Do we really need more people ...

The Republicans running the anti-Hassan ad should be ashamed of themselves. The ad that claims she raised the gasoline tax by 23% sounds horrible but: What she did do, was eight years ago when she was governor she added four cents to the tax (18 cents to 22 cents) with the tipulation that ...