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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.
Our View: Historic infrastructure bill will bolster communities, improve lives
The more than $1 trillion package makes long-overdue investments in transportation, clean water and high-speed internet.
Maine Compass: Look around you for reasons to fight climate change
Climate change is not just a future to contend with. It is an immediate reality that is shaping major life decisions for Maine people from all walks of life.
Commentary: On the climate crisis, delay has become the new form of denial
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Commentary: Thinking about a wait-and-see approach to COVID vaccination for kids 5-11? Don’t, says this doctor.
On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that all children 5 to 11 receive the low-dose COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech, clearing the way for shots to begin this week. Yet a recent Kaiser Family Foundation study indicates that one-third of parents plan to take a wait-and-see approach for their children. As […]
View from Away: New report about Jan. 6 is a crucial reality check regarding an attempted coup
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Our View: Post-COVID, let’s build schools that work for everyone
The pandemic revealed longstanding inequities and left many students behind. It’s a challenge for schools, but also an opportunity.
Our View: After decisive vote, power line construction should halt – at least for now
The future of the project is now further in doubt, and work should stop until it is resolved.
Our View: Eighteen months into pandemic, health care workers still answering call
A relative few refused to take the vaccine. The rest will be left to deal with COVID, as they have since early 2020.