Maine must continue to face this enormous environmental problem head on, and finish the work started under the Clean Water Act.
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: Trust lake associations on how to combat invasive species
More than boat inspections are necessary to keep Maine’s lakes and ponds free from milfoil and other harmful infestations.
advertisement
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Don’t play politics with antisemitism
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Lynn Schmidt: A Herculean burden awaits Biden’s response. He’s not stepping up
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (TNS)
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Members of Congress should not be trading stocks
Just the appearance of a conflict is enough to stop the practice, which is further eroding trust in our institutions.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Tom Waddell: Supreme Court could put Maine in a bind over school funding
The court is likely to favor three families suing the state over religious school tuition, leaving Maine with few good choices.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: It’s time to ask, what is the dairy industry worth to Maine?
With the future uncertain, Maine must show its support.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Board right to suspend doctors for misinformation
The minority of physicians who are spreading lies about COVID are getting their patients killed.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: The true meaning of Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’
By King’s own standards, the dream of a color-blind society remains unfulfilled.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: The Freedom to Vote Act aligns with conservative values
The Fulcrum (TNS)