To really help kids and their families, we need to ask bigger questions about why so many need it.
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.
View from Away: Rolling back labor and environmental protections won’t fix supply chain disruptions
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Our View: It’s more important than ever to elect the right people to school boards
A national effort to discredit public schools is filling board meetings with threats based on nonsense.
Our View: Give young hunters more time in the woods
Youth Deer Day gives kids time to hunt without the pressure of competing with adults, just not enough.
Our View: Vaccine for young kids is good news for everyone
Shots will soon be available for children 5-11, which will help protect the most vulnerable in our communities.
View from Away: The societal shift behind canceled Southwest flights and clogged California ports
The Sacramento Bee (TNS)
Our View: Pass Question 2, but the system needs to change
Transportation must change in order to meet our climate and housing challenges. But for now, Maine’s roads and bridges need funding.
Deadline for election related letters Oct. 25
The deadline for all letters to the editor related to the Nov. 2 election is Monday, Oct. 25, at 5 p.m. Letters can be sent to: letters@centralmaine.com
Our View: With new law, harm reduction comes first
Decriminalizing hypodermic needles is a hopeful sign that saving lives from drug overdose is becoming a priority.
Jay Ambrose: Attorney general at war with free speech
Tribune News Service (TNS)