The death of three Augusta residents is a reminder that roads are not always safe for people walking and bicycling.
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.
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Maine Compass: MaineCare needs to adapt – because fentanyl is winning
As the highly addictive synthetic opioid has come to dominate the drug supply, policy has not kept up, writes an Augusta-based physician of addiction medicine.
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Our View: Free meals do wonders for students and their schools
The Legislature should not hesitate to pass a bill from Senate President Troy Jackson to provide breakfast and lunch with no strings attached.
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Our View: Stop tobacco companies from targeting youth
The Maine Legislature should ban flavored tobacco products, which are designed to create the next generation of smokers.
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View from Away: Biden’s restrained response to worsening Israeli-Palestinian conflict falls short
The Baltimore Sun (TNS)
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Our View: Clear night skies make the North Woods special
Land between Moosehead Lake and Baxter State Park this month became the first International Dark Sky Park in New England, a challenge as much as a celebration.
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Douglas Rooks: School funding achievement may be short-lived
For state treasuries, the worst thing is probably not having enough money. No one likes cutting programs, but raising taxes isn’t exactly popular, either. But, surprisingly, having too much money can also be a problem. Counterintuitively, politicians seem to quarrel almost as much about dividing up the spoils as they do in distributing financial pain. […]
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Our View: Workforce issues continue to challenge Maine
The workforce shortage challenged nearly every industry here before the pandemic and there is no sign of a letup, even if the dynamics have changed some as a result of COVID.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Arizona’s recount fiasco imperils America’s elections
The Seattle Times (TNS)