The coronavirus crisis is stressing a system that didn’t have enough resources to begin with.
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: Flu shot is more important than ever
A tough influenza season would put even more strain on everyone already consumed by the coronavirus.
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Our View: Another argument against ranked-choice voting goes down
As the latest federal ruling shows, the idea that Maine voters are disenfranchised is wrong.
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Our View: You can’t help the economy without controlling the virus
States that reopened too soon are seeing a spike in cases, and a drop in spending.
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Our View: Across Maine, nation, rise in hunger should set off alarm bells
Millions of Americans are having trouble putting food on the table, and things could get much worse if nothing is done.
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Our View: Distributing COVID-19 vaccine will not be easy
Once a safe, effective vaccine is developed, the hard part begins.
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Our View: Distributing COVID-19 vaccine will not be easy
Once a safe, effective vaccine is developed, the hard part begins.
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Our View: Heading into the fall, the U.S. needs fast, easy COVID testing
A new kind of test sacrificing some accuracy for speed could be just what is called for.
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Our View: Tourism-related COVID cases in Bar Harbor area warrant close scrutiny
Meanwhile, everyone in Maine, visitor and resident alike, should act as if the virus is around.
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Our View: Maine will lose out if census is cut short
In-person counting may end early, affecting the allocation of funding and power in rural states like ours where the response rate is lagging.