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Editorials
Our View: Help people with energy prices, then get us off fossil fuels
Our reliance on cheap oil has put Americans in a tough spot. The only way out is through clean energy.
Our View: Deadly Maine drivers should lose their licenses
A court official’s claim that a vehicular manslaughter conviction can’t trigger suspension boggles the mind.
Our View: High gas prices are the cost of defending Ukraine
President Biden was right to ban Russian oil imports. His opponents should not use it to pull Americans apart.
Our View: Housing bill challenges Maine’s tradition of local control
The affordable-housing shortage is a statewide crisis that can’t be solved with town-by-town zoning.
Our View: Boom in nursing shows Maine isn’t helpless against workforce shortages
The shortfall in nurses projected for the state for 2025 has been cut in half since 2017, according to a report released last week.
Our View: Maine’s new surplus should fund mental health
State refund checks will help offset inflationary pressures on households, but higher prices are not our only problem.
View from Away: End drilling in California waters to protect the coast and climate
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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.