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 2, 2024
Commentary: Biden’s fellow seniors have advice for the 81-year-old president: Lose the script, project your voice
For those who doubt Joe Biden’s capacity to be president, Herb Klar has a suggestion: Swing by his neighborhood sometime. “They don’t come to Rossmoor and see all the octagenarians … and see how lively and bright and competent we all are,” said Klar, 76, a retired clinical social worker, who was sporting a Golden […]
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2024
Commentary: Five big political questions for 2024
The political stakes couldn’t be higher in the coming year, with both the presidency and control of Congress up in the air. And the courts will be involved more than usual, with former President Donald Trump under four separate indictments, at least some of which could head to trial in 2024. If that isn’t enough, […]
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2024
View from Away: Supreme Court has tough tiebreaker on Trump ballot case
In a ruling this week, the Michigan Supreme Court allowed Donald Trump to remain on the Republican primary ballot, rejecting the argument that the 14th Amendment’s ban on holding public office for government officials who’d previously engaged in insurrection against the United States disqualified the former president. While some of the former president’s supporters will […]
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PublishedDecember 31, 2023
Being president is not a get-out-of-jail-free card
Do I have this right? Once elected president of the United States of America, any crime that you commit, you cannot be prosecuted. When running for re-election, regardless of the counted votes, only you can determine who the rightful electors are and encourage your supporters to use flagpoles to break into the Capitol building to […]
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PublishedDecember 31, 2023
Let’s nominate Maine heroes for national award
The recent front-page article about the Lewiston shooting (“How ‘true heroes’ tried to stop a killer at a Lewiston bowling alley,” Dec. 22) as well as Victoria Hugo-Vidal’s column a few weeks ago were about the heroism of several people who tried to stop the shooter or used their bodies to protect children. The Carnegie […]
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PublishedDecember 31, 2023
Maine’s vote on utilities looks worse than ever
Pine Tree Power, anyone!?! (“More than 132,000 Mainers enter 4th day without power as restoration efforts continue,” Dec. 20). Jane Manson Belgrade Lakes
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PublishedDecember 31, 2023
How to win economic war with China
Recent presidential candidates have been trying to outdo each other on how tough they are going to be on China, with many claiming they will ban the purchase of real estate for either government or private citizens from China. Since the “spy balloon” traveled across Canada and the U.S., it has been very trendy to […]
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PublishedDecember 31, 2023
With flooding gone, now focus on real problems
Now that the birds have not returned to City Hall, indicating the flood waters have receded and there is dry land in Hallowell, it’s time for the City Council and mayor to proceed with more important business of providing LGBTQ+ sensitivity training for the city manager and Hallowell Fire Department. Bob Scheirer Randolph
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PublishedDecember 31, 2023
Newspaper shouldn’t publicize dangerous behavior
The photo of the woman kayaking on Wilson Pond to retrieve her son’s toy plane should not have been included in the paper (Dec. 27, B3). This boater was a tragedy waiting to happen. Kayaking without a life jacket, in very cold water, while toting a roof rake equals totally unsafe. Had she gone into […]
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PublishedDecember 31, 2023
Our View: In 2024, Maine has to act on the painful lessons of 2023
Gun violence, homelessness and the climate crisis have taken their toll on our state. With the right efforts, the new year can be different.
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