Ben Bragdon

Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel

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Published
November 23, 2019

View from Away: Move quickly on FAA safety reforms

Changes are needed, and not just for safety. They’re necessary to restore the credibility of the U.S. regulatory system.
Published
November 22, 2019

Our View: Helping asylum seekers, and others, helps Maine

There’s no reason the state has decide between giving migrants short-term aid and doing the same for other residents.
Published
November 22, 2019

View from Away: Trump backtracks on vaping

Faced with a troubling outbreak of a mysterious vaping-related illness and the skyrocketing use of electronic cigarettes among teens, President Trump announced in September that the Food and Drug Administration would pull flavored electronic-cigarettes from the market, possibly within weeks. He promised quick action, and he was right to do so. At that point, six […]
Published
November 22, 2019

Waterville musical ranks with best of them

Letter
Published
November 22, 2019

You can’t be healthy without dental care

Letter
Published
November 22, 2019

Veterans Day time for discussion

Letter
Published
November 22, 2019

Parking still a problem in Concourse

Letter
Published
November 20, 2019

Commentary: Republicans smeared Vindman at impeachment hearing, and it backfired spectacularly

Tuesday morning’s installment of the House’s impeachment hearings wasn’t expected to produce sensational headlines. The witnesses — Lt. Col Alexander Vindman, a Ukraine expert on the National Security Council staff, and Jennifer Williams, an adviser on Russia to Vice President Mike Pence — weren’t expected to enlarge in significant ways on their previous testimony in […]
Published
November 20, 2019

Our View: Lawmakers should rein in facial surveillance

We need strong state and federal policies to keep the powerful technology from being misused.
Published
November 19, 2019

View from Away: Pass Trump’s trade bill

When dealing with international trade — as with many things in business — sometimes what’s needed most is simply a sure thing. We’ve been critical of President Donald Trump’s approach to trade over the past few years in large part because he has injected a tremendous amount of uncertainty in markets, supply chains and other […]