People will suffer if we all don’t sacrifice and pull in the same direction.
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
Our View: Maine taking risk by not testing at prisons
Correctional facilities are among the most likely sites for COVID-19 outbreaks.
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Our View: Oversight of Maine State Police ‘fusion center’ way overdue
A longtime trooper’s allegations regarding a secretive state police intelligence unit demand answers.
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Our View: Remove barriers to improve school meals programs
The outbreak forced schools to adapt, and the results show the worth of providing meals for all kids, no questions asked.
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Our View: Numbers show COVID-19 is still circulating in Maine
Mainers must continue to follow guidelines to keep the coronavirus at bay.
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Our View: COVID-19’s risks don’t fall the same on everyone
Low-income workers, particularly essential ones, have borne the brunt of the outbreak, and that will likely continue as businesses reopen.
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Our View: Restaurants entering a new era of uncertainty
With creativity and good policy, Maine’s vaunted dining industry can flourish again.
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Our View: Maine gains testing capacity at just the right time
Through a partnership with Idexx, it appears the Mills administration has secured enough tests to move forward safely.
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Our View: Can we coexist with COVID long enough for vaccine to emerge?
Whether we, as a society, can weather the long development and approval process is far from certain.
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Our View: Allow SNAP recipients to shop online
Americans who use food stamps should be able to shop the same way as everyone else.