Ben Bragdon – Page 116 – Centralmaine.com

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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.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: COVID-era improvements in school air quality will have long-term benefits

by The Editorial Board August 30, 2021August 27, 2021

Maine schools are using federal funds to improve ventilation as a way to fight COVID. But it could also improve learning.

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Editorials, Opinion

View from Away: Juggling career and family is a struggle — even for elite athletes

August 28, 2021August 27, 2021

The Dallas Morning News (TNS)

Op-Eds, Opinion

Ramesh Ponnuru: No, the press hasn’t turned hawkish on Afghanistan

by Ramesh Ponnuru Bloomberg Opinion (TNS) August 28, 2021August 27, 2021

Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Ugly, inhumane act gets gracious response from victim

by The Editorial Board August 27, 2021August 26, 2021

Tahmoor Khan was able to see the humanity in the people who vandalized his car with racial slurs, a lesson to everyone who lashes out in hate.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Gov. Mills: The Sappi mill isn’t going anywhere

by Gov. Janet T. Mills August 26, 2021August 26, 2021

An open letter to Sappi employees: On Tuesday morning, I called a meeting with the senior leadership of the Sappi mill to let them know that the mill isn’t going anywhere. Now I want you to hear it directly from me too. The Sappi mill is critical to Skowhegan, the surrounding region, and the state […]