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Ben Bragdon
Staff Writer
Ben Bragdon is managing editor of the Sun Journal. Prior to that, he was deputy managing editor for news at the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. Ben was previously editorial page editor for those newspapers and Central Maine Sunday for more than 10 years. Before that, he was managing editor for weekly newspapers at Current Publishing in Westbrook. He began his career as a reporter at the Piscataquis Observer in Dover-Foxcroft and editor at the Moosehead Messenger in Greenville. He has a bachelor’s degree in history from Boston University.
Commentary: Subsidies will make the child care crisis worse. Empower families to solve it instead
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Ramesh Ponnuru: The Democrats should blame themselves, not Joe Manchin
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
Our View: Christmas a good time to remember homelessness is solvable
We have the tools to give people safe, stable housing. We just have to use them.
Our View: Cutting tax credit will send millions of kids back to poverty
Sen. Joe Manchin reportedly says the checks were wasted; instead, they were spent on food, housing and other essentials.
Our View: Biden misses chance to stand up for American ideals
By ending talks over compensation for the families traumatized by Trump-era border policies, the president is giving in to the worst voices on immigration.
View from Away: Much ado about nothing? Trump team was frantic as insurrection was happening
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Community Compass: Waterville should spend federal funding on most vulnerable
The system set up for distributing money from the American Rescue Plan is flawed, writes the Rev. Maureen Ausbrook.
Our View: For climate, safety, we should build a better transportation system
The rising number of Maine pedestrian fatalities is just one sign that roads are unhealthy and unsafe.
Our View: Holidays bring hope there will be justice for Ayla
Ten years after the disappearance of a little girl in Waterville, her mother’s wrongful death lawsuit is moving forward.