Ben Bragdon

Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel

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Published
June 5, 2022

Hilary Koch: Thank you, teachers

Thank you for everything you do, and sorry for all the ways we underestimate and undervalue you.
Published
June 5, 2022

Our View: Pride Month should return focus to where it should be

The conversation around LGBTQ issues in schools should be around making all students feels safe, valid and worthy.
Published
June 5, 2022

It will take mass protests to change deadly gun laws

Letter
Published
June 4, 2022

View from Away: Gun violence is a solvable public health crisis

The Dallas Morning News (TNS)
Published
June 4, 2022

Jay Ambrose: Rebuild the family to stop school shootings

Tribune News Service (TNS)
Published
June 3, 2022

Our View: We’ve got to listen to the kids struggling with their mental health

Depression and self-harm are on the rise, showing that adolescents aren’t getting what they need.
Published
June 3, 2022

Tom Waddell: Arguments against abortion a mix of pseudo-science and misinformation

Let me be clear from the start here: The only objection to women having an abortion is religious. Full stop. There are no medical or legal definitions of when a fertilized egg becomes a human being, commonly referred to as when human life begins. Evangelical Christian arguments against abortions are a mix of pseudo-science and […]
Published
June 2, 2022

Our View: Judge’s ruling should change handling of police misconduct records

It is clearly in the public’s interest to know the details when police officers are disciplined.
Published
June 1, 2022

Deadline for June 14 endorsement letters

All candidate endorsement letters for the June 14 election must be received by 5 p.m. on Monday, June 6. Please send letters of no more than 150 words, along with your name, home address and phone number for verification, to: letters@centralmaine.com
Published
May 31, 2022

Ramesh Ponnuru: The gun debate needs to break old patterns

Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)