Ben Bragdon

Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel

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Published
August 27, 2021

Our View: Ugly, inhumane act gets gracious response from victim

Tahmoor Khan was able to see the humanity in the people who vandalized his car with racial slurs, a lesson to everyone who lashes out in hate.
Published
August 26, 2021

Gov. Mills: The Sappi mill isn’t going anywhere

An open letter to Sappi employees: On Tuesday morning, I called a meeting with the senior leadership of the Sappi mill to let them know that the mill isn’t going anywhere. Now I want you to hear it directly from me too. The Sappi mill is critical to Skowhegan, the surrounding region, and the state […]
Published
August 26, 2021

Douglas Rooks: Building a nation in the sand

In a classic display of hubris, America tried to use military might and foreign aid to create a democracy.
Published
August 25, 2021

Our View: COVID-19 vaccine years in the making

The Pfizer vaccine was created and approved in record time, but it did not come out of nowhere – it took a decades-long commitment to science.
Published
August 25, 2021

Commentary: Why colleges should invest in civic engagement

The Fulcrum (TNS)
Published
August 23, 2021

Our View: What we know about mysterious ‘long COVID’ is concerning enough

Even if only a small percentage of COVID sufferers experience long-term symptoms, it could still alter quality of life for millions of Americans.
Published
August 21, 2021

View from Away: Climate change and the unjust toll of extreme heat

Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Published
August 21, 2021

Robin Abcarian: Did COVID complicate my 6th-grader’s first day of middle school? Not as much as you might think

Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Published
August 20, 2021

Our View: Naloxone shortage another sign of failure to meet challenge of addiction

One company’s manufacturing issue alone should not be put such a strain on the supply of a life-saving medicine.
Published
August 20, 2021

Trudy Rubin: The horror of Afghan women abandoned by America’s troop pullout

The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)