Ben Bragdon

Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel

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Published
May 13, 2022

Our View: UMaine System chancellor losing trust following errors at UMA, UMF

So far, Dannel Malloy’s explanations for the errors have been incomplete, and his interactions with students and faculty underwhelming, and at times dishonest.
Published
May 11, 2022

Our View: As abortion rights disappear, Collins plays the victim

Maine’s senior senator has refused to assert herself when women’s reproductive rights are on the line.
Published
May 10, 2022

Scholars Strategy Network: The tax code is unfair, but it doesn’t have to be

Americans don’t seem to agree about much today. But one thing they do agree on is that the American tax code is unfair. A 2017 Pew Research poll found that 56% of Americans, including majorities of both Democrats and Republicans, viewed the tax system as unfair. Political scientist Vanessa Williamson’s research shows that Americans actually […]
Published
May 9, 2022

Our View: UMaine chancellor wrong to withhold allegations against new UMA president

The failure makes for an awful start for Michael Laliberte, and brings uncertainty — again — to the university.
Published
May 8, 2022

Hilary Koch: My pen pal, and other Ukrainians, deserve a return to peace

Americans should ask themselves whether we are doing enough, and whether we’re doing the right things.
Published
May 7, 2022

View from Away: Leaked draft in abortion case is a loss for the US Supreme Court

Star Tribune (TNS)
Published
May 7, 2022

Commentary: The US response to COVID-19 hasn’t been a train wreck. We’re just average

Chicago Tribune (TNS)
Published
May 6, 2022

Our View: 11 tons per mile? Maine’s got to stop using so much road salt

A new report shows how the state has to rethink its winter road maintenance strategy near vulnerable waterways.
Published
May 3, 2022

Our View: Sen. Collins should step up for abortion rights

Concerns that her Supreme Court votes would help restrict reproductive rights have been validated. But it’s not too late to put Roe v. Wade in federal law.
Published
May 3, 2022

Our View: Kids under 5 need a vaccine, and exhausted parents need a break

Everything we know shows that the shots are safe and effective, even for the youngest children.