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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PublishedJanuary 29, 2023
Hilary Koch: Let’s talk about lawn signs and thoughtful communication
I’ve been troubled by some lawn signs. You’re probably familiar with them. The words can vary but the message generally reads like this: “In this home, we believe… Science is real, Black lives matter, No human is illegal, Women’s rights are human rights, Love is love, Kindness First.” Initially, I thought the signs were great. […]
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2023
Commentary: ‘The isolation and loneliness really get to me’ and ‘l I think about dying’
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2023
Our View: Democrats’ plan to expand abortion rights is not ‘extreme’
Under no circumstances should cost or geography determine the rights of pregnant Mainers.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2023
View from Away: Unchecked gun violence reveals who we are as a nation
East Bay Times (TNS)
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2023
Rep. Katrina Smith: Parents’ rights are being taken away at schools
Schools across Maine are enacting policies that treat a parent as the secondary authority of their child’s emotional and physical well-being, writes the first-term state representative from Palermo.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2023
Commentary: We already know which gun policies work
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2023
Tom Waddell: Fight over abortion rights continues at the state level
Since the Supreme Court all but overturned Roe v. Wade by allowing states to honor or deny a woman’s constitutional right to choose, freedom-loving abortion advocates are pushing back at the state level. California, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, New York and South Carolina each acted to protect a woman’s right to an abortion in 2022. Some […]
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2023
Commentary: Legalization of marijuana comes at a hidden cost to our young people
Chicago Tribune (TNS)
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2023
Scholars Strategy Network: The quest for well-being in turbulent times
Turbulent times have given rise to fundamental questions about our future individual and collective security. This has brought considerable attention to the concept of well-being, generating a range of explanations as to what it means and why it is important, especially in the realm of public policy. The World Health Organization defines well-being as “enabling […]
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2023
View from Away: Biden, Trump both mishandled classified materials
Star Tribune (TNS)
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