Ben Bragdon is deputy managing editor for local news, overseeing enterprise reporting projects for 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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PublishedNovember 16, 2019
View from Away: Trump’s EPA is trying to limit science in crafting new regulations
Regulations and policies affecting public health should rely on clear-eyed analysis of the best science and data available.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2019
View from Away: California school shooting: It’s the guns. It’s always the guns
Authorities are still trying to figure out exactly what transpired Thursday morning at Saugus High School in Santa Carita, where a shooting left two students dead at last count. Four others were reported injured, including the suspected gunman, described as a 16-year-old boy now hospitalized after apparently shooting himself. The tragedies compound, and the grief […]
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PublishedNovember 15, 2019
Our View: State ethics panel should be at full strength
2020 will be a busy year for the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2019
Jonathan Bernstein: Democrats get better at making their impeachment case
House Democrats have finally figured out how to hold a hearing. The first public congressional session of the impeachment inquiry aimed at President Donald Trump probably wasn’t compelling television for most voters. Most people just aren’t very interested in fine details. Nor did Democrats bring a lot of drama or theatrics. And yet I suspect […]
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PublishedNovember 14, 2019
Our View: Higher pay part of building a better Legislature
Lawmakers do a good job overall, but pay raise may bring different voices to the table.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2019
Our View: Congress should act now to save ‘Dreamers’
The Supreme Court heard arguments this week on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which the Trump administration is trying to end.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2019
View from Away: The canary and Caterpillar: What 120 Texas layoffs tell us about China tariffs
Just over a week ago, Caterpillar laid off 120 workers at its plant in Victoria, Texas. That concerned us, not just because those are 120 Texans suddenly unemployed, but also because Caterpillar is one of those companies that jumps off the news page. It’s a bellwether. Because the company makes equipment used in construction, its […]
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PublishedNovember 12, 2019
Our View: Medicaid expansion already showing its worth
Mainers are getting care they otherwise wouldn’t, and it is saving lives.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2019
Maine Compass: No better time to remember than on Veterans Day
He was my high school history teacher forty years ago.I called him recently, just to talk. His name is Dave. True blue, dutiful, realistic and well-read; 101st Airborne, 1st Brigade in Vietnam, he saw combat July 1965 to July 1966. He inspired us then, does today. No better time to remember than on Veterans Day. […]
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PublishedNovember 11, 2019
Our View: Veterans need a strong VA health system
Veterans deserve good, timely care from a system that appreciates their unique needs.
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