The Baltimore Sun (TNS)
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.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Will coronavirus kill the handshake?
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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Our View: Clear, complete communication needed in outbreak
As testing in Maine ramps up, the state CDC rebounds after initially falling short.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Sen. Shenna Bellows: Maine must do better by our seniors and their caretakers
It’s time to fix a decade of underfunding of vital services for our most vulnerable communities.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Coronavirus will get worse before it gets better, so trust your public health officials and take precautions
The Baltimore Sun (TNS)
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Our View: Transparency, oversight necessary for police use of high-tech surveillance
In Maine, police say they don’t even have to tell us whether they are using facial recognition, much less how they guard against misuse.
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View from Away: Justice Roberts was right about Schumer’s language, wrong to selectively call him out
The Baltimore Sun (TNS)
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: News by the numbers
A look at the numbers behind the headlines on affordable housing, state business incentives, and disadvantaged students.
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Our View: Maine’s medical marijuana market is working just fine
As the recreational market comes into focus, lawmakers should resist efforts to fix what isn’t broken.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: A Marshall Plan for Middle America
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS)