Ben Bragdon

Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel

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December 18, 2020

Our View: Students, teachers have earned their snow days

After a tough year, schools should take a break when it storms, even if remote learning makes it unnecessary.
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December 16, 2020

Our View: Health care workers deserve first shots of the COVID vaccine, and much more

The arrival of a vaccine gives hope, but coronavirus cases are surging and hospitals are struggling.
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December 14, 2020

Our View: After-school meals programs another way to help hungry kids

The programs are the next logical step after lunch and breakfast service, but they need to reach more students.
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December 13, 2020

Commentary: How the death of local news has made political divisions far worse

Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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December 12, 2020

View from Away: An open letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, on the occasion of his Supreme Court filing

The Dallas Morning News (TNS)
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December 11, 2020

Our View: Maine astronaut reaches beyond her childhood dreams

Jessica Meir, who recently realized her dream of conducting a spacewalk, is on a short list to go to the moon, with Mars perhaps to come.
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December 10, 2020

Eli Lake: Iraq troop withdrawal was Austin’s failure — and Biden’s

Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
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December 9, 2020

Our View: Legislature right to expand public access to meetings

COVID is forcing lawmakers to make changes in how they work, and they could make it easier for Maine residents to participate.
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December 7, 2020

Our View: Let’s not let COVID change the way we watch movies

In the pandemic, Hollywood studios are speeding up their adoption of a strategy focused on streaming first-run films.
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December 5, 2020

View from Away: Biden must not rush to nuclear diplomacy with Iran

Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)