The plan, unveiled last week, has no chance of passing as it is. But it says a lot about the people putting it forward.
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: Youth homelessness is a problem we can solve now
There’s no reason that every young Mainer can’t have a place to stay.
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Our View: Keeping kids in poverty is our choice. What’s it going to be?
The expanded child tax credit pulled millions of kids out of poverty before expiring. It can do so again.
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Ben Bragdon: Higher fines for bad driving may just be a distraction
The Legislature is considering severe new fines on distracted driving. They probably won’t work.
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Our View: School hoax transcripts should be released without delay
The Maine Department of Public Safety either needs to release redacted transcripts of the 911 calls or provide a detailed reason for not releasing them.
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Our View: The retirement age should not be raised
Raising the retirement age would remove a lot of financial pressure felt by Congress. For the average American, it would be disastrous.
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Community Compass: Moorings debacle a sign of trouble in Winthrop
In response to a recent column by Elizabeth Peters, I’d like to remind her that singling out fellow Winthrop town councilors and members of the community is bad policy and wrong. Now that we’ve heard her evaluation (“Mooring rules in Winthrop about safety, public access,” Feb. 18), there is room to add to this misguided […]
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Paul Mills: In 1976, Maine helped elect a president
Former President Jimmy Carter’s announcement that he was entering hospice care has renewed interest in his come-out-of-nowhere, “Jimmy who?” campaign for president. In this, Maine played an often overlooked role in 1976 as a launching pad for his candidacy. Carter’s win in the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary in late February of that year is typically […]
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Commentary: Depression doesn’t have to stop or kill John Fetterman
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS)
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Commentary: Why Fox News’ lies about Trump’s defeat probably aren’t protected by the First Amendment
Los Angeles Times (TNS)