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A tragically growing number of Americans have lived through more than one mass shooting.
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A tragically growing number of Americans have lived through more than one mass shooting.

  • Dec 18, 2025

On Saturday, Dec. 13, Mia Tretta, a junior at Brown University, survived her second school shooting. Her first brush with death was a close on…

Charles Chambers likes to cause “good trouble,” and he has spent 50 years doing it.
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Charles Chambers likes to cause “good trouble,” and he has spent 50 years doing it.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Jun 15, 2023

Charles Chambers has been in Salinas for nearly 50 years. He moved to the area for work, and then became involved in his church and the commun…

Letters to the Editor 02.09.23
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Letters to the Editor 02.09.23

  • Feb 9, 2023

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County law enforcement officials are coordinating to crack down on the worsening “ghost gun” problem.
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County law enforcement officials are coordinating to crack down on the worsening “ghost gun” problem.

  • Rey Mashayekhi
  • Feb 2, 2023

Two recent arrests in Monterey County have brought further attention to untraceable, homemade firearms known as “ghost guns,” with local law e…

California is reeling after a string of shootings that underscores the price we pay for our worship of guns.
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California is reeling after a string of shootings that underscores the price we pay for our worship of guns.

  • Sasha Abramsky
  • Feb 2, 2023

After a week of mass shootings, one after the other after the other, California is battered.First, there was the execution of six family membe…

The Republican concept of what the Second Amendment means is a relatively new, political construct. And the American people have had enough.
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The Republican concept of what the Second Amendment means is a relatively new, political construct. And the American people have had enough.

  • Heather Cox Richardson
  • Jun 16, 2022

“We are being held hostage by 50 senators in Washington who refuse to even put it to a vote…"

The NRA gave us Kyle Rittenhouse – and other claims of ‘self-defense’ in preventable shootings.
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The NRA gave us Kyle Rittenhouse – and other claims of ‘self-defense’ in preventable shootings.

  • Amanda Marcotte
  • Nov 25, 2021

One thing is certain: If Kyle Rittenhouse had left his gun at home, Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber would still be alive today.

Letters to the Editor 06.10.21
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  • Jun 13, 2021

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