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Presumptions can build shaky foundations Letter Share Principled people promote presumptions — it’s a given — based upon belief about what is right and wrong. Presumptions are society’s foundation blocks, supporting its mission. Two presumptions most regularly invoked, are: (1), the presumption of innocence to those charged with crime, and (2), the presumption of regularity, which presumes that a person trained and aware of the proper way to perform a job, acted with integrity in doing so. Because only contrary evidence expunges a presumption, social order prevails. All too often, pr...

With gun in school, everyone was not ‘safe’ Letter Share Among my 35 years of public service — in Maine’s three branches of government — I was a juvenile court judge (among other cases) for 15 years. On April 7, the Kennebec Journal reported that a Richmond student “brought a loaded handgun to school Tuesday” (“Son of former Richmond police chief told student with loaded gun to tell the teacher“). My intuition came to attention! Additionally, the piece stated: “To protect the privacy rights of those protected, we cannot provide any more detail, the post said, adding suppo...