The staffing shortage predates the pandemic and there is no sign of a letup, even if the dynamics have changed as a result of COVID.
Ben Bragdon
Staff Writer
Ben Bragdon is managing editor of the Sun Journal. Prior to that, he was deputy managing editor for news at the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. Ben was previously editorial page editor for those newspapers and Central Maine Sunday for more than 10 years. Before that, he was managing editor for weekly newspapers at Current Publishing in Westbrook. He began his career as a reporter at the Piscataquis Observer in Dover-Foxcroft and editor at the Moosehead Messenger in Greenville. He has a bachelor’s degree in history from Boston University.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Someone has to pay for use of plastic packaging
Plastic from packaging comes with an enormous cost to the environment and municipal waste programs.
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Our View: CDC guidance should reflect all we’ve learned about COVID
With the new information we receive, it becomes easier to issue recommendations that protect the public while restoring normalcy.
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Our View: Maine should build its internet networks for the future
In a rare opportunity, millions in state and federal funding are available for high-speed internet. Maine must make them count for the long haul.
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Our View: $1 coin program a chance to highlight innovative Mainers
The U.S. Mint asks, what is Maine’s greatest scientific contribution?
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Our View: Tooth care is health care, Mainers’ stories show
Legislators shouldn’t hesitate to expand dental care benefits under MaineCare.
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Our View: Give voters another chance to support Land for Maine’s Future
Funding for the popular and effective program has not been on the ballot in nearly a decade.
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Our View: Lobster industry has more to add to wind discussion than ‘Crush Mills’
The governor and others are making a good-faith effort to answer questions about the Gulf of Maine’s future. Fishermen should join them.
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Our View: Goodwill shows that waste a problem for thrifty Mainers
The state has a long history of reusing and repairing old items, but the nonprofit can’t use things like damaged couches and moldy books.
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Our View: The return of high school sports brings hope, caution
Things are returning to normal, but it will take all of us to make sure they stay that way.