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Editorials
Our View: Whatever you call it, solitary confinement should be banned
There’s disagreement over how the practice is used, but by any name, isolation does more harm than good.
Our View: Don’t wait to fix Maine’s indigent defense
A lawsuit alleges what many observers of our system for hiring lawyers for the poor have found: The system is broken.
Our View: End of mask mandates doesn’t signal end of COVID
Students and parents should continue to think of their most vulnerable community members.
Our View: ‘Standing with Ukraine’ means more than vodka boycott
Bipartisan unity, not a no-cost, symbolic gesture, is the way to put pressure on the regime in Russia.
Our View: Maine should not miss chance to make utilities better
But a consumer-owned utility may remain the goal even as companies and regulators are put on notice that performance must improve.
View from Away: The US couldn’t stop Russia from attacking Ukraine — but it can make it pay
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View from Away: When the world faces this kind of crisis, national unity is paramount
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Our View: Russian invasion of Ukraine a direct attack on postwar order
Ukraine’s military and people will bear the brunt of the attack, but Americans have every reason to support the country’s rights under international law.
Our View: Maine should take a shot at tackling student debt
Government policy needs to look forward and backward. Two proposals before the Legislature would do just that.