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"I' m from the government, and I'm here to help." Everyone jokes about this overused phrase, as it represents skepticism of government overreaching in our lives. As a Republican, I too often see proposals and stories where our government has gone too far. It's amazing sometimes to see how many bills we pass that are unnecessary or that must be passed simply to fix something government messed up in the first place. However, in the case of the recently-implemented Family Assessment R...
Like you, I am shocked and saddened by the mur- ders that have occurred in our country. The slaughter of innocent children in Newtown, Conn. still con- tinues to haunt me as my heart aches for the families of the victims. People suf- fering with mental illness are responsible for these horrific deaths, and no legislation will ever be able to prevent all of these atrocities. The state Legislature is carefully considering several approaches to ad- dressing gaps in our cur- rent laws that could help prevent some of these mass shootings. School...