Trouble with the new initiative is just the latest example of how the food assistance program falls short in less populated places.
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.
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Our View: Maine should keep making its elections better
The state had a relatively problem-free vote Tuesday, and likely another record turnout, but there are still ways to improve the way we cast ballots.
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Our View: Maine voters make sure their voices are heard
Long lines are seen at the polls up and down the state Tuesday, even after record absentee voting.
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Our View: Travis Roy met tragedy with joy
A young man dealt the cruelest blow showed us what it means to triumph over adversity with a smile.
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Our View: This is no time to ignore domestic abuse
Partner and family violence, always a problem, is getting worse in the isolation of the pandemic.
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Our View: U.S. Senate goes home without passing COVID relief
Republican members push through a Supreme Court confirmation but can’t find time to negotiate help for millions of Americans.
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Our View: NASA mission could shine new light on the beginning of the solar system
Last week, for the first time, American scientists used a spacecraft to gather material off an ancient asteroid.
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Our View: Opioid settlement, ODs show we’re still playing catchup with addiction
Years into a devastating drug epidemic, the country still isn’t doing enough to slow it down.
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Our View: There’s no need to fear Halloween
If grown-ups make a few adaptations, Maine kids can enjoy something close to a normal celebration this year.
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Our View: It shouldn’t be a surprise that fatal drug overdoses keep increasing
As the drug epidemic grows stronger and more varied, the country’s response has not kept up.