We don’t know a lot of details. But it’s clear the district is taking the matter seriously.
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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Our View: At its root, lead exposure in kids is a housing problem
Housing units in disrepair are exposing kids to a toxic element. We have the resources to fix every one, and we should do so as fast as possible.
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Our View: Bipartisan redistricting effort shows Congress how lawmaking should work
When it comes to redrawing Maine’s electoral districts, nothing is to be gained from failing to work together.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Gov. Mills’ program a first step in reforming broken child care system
The grants now available should stabilize the industry, providing time to find long-term solutions.
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Another View: Mocking vaccine resisters isn’t helping
Complex reasons are often behind refusals to take the shots.
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Our View: Congress gets its last, best chance at meaningful climate action
Democrats cannot miss this opportunity to pass legislation that will take the world off its bleak path.
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Our View: A safe, in-person school year is possible, but it requires sacrifice
Events in two central Maine districts show that schools can’t stay open without effective COVID precautions in place.
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Our View: North Maine Woods director helped keep private lands open to public
Al Cowperthwaite has shown how to balance competing views and agendas in Maine’s vast forestland, and we all have benefited.
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Our View: Post-9/11 unity turned to fear – and division
The attacks brought out our worst selves, and we’re still suffering from it 20 years later.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine CDC should speed up processing of COVID tests
Along with the nationwide shortage of tests, the backlog of positive results is making it harder to fight the virus.