Ben Bragdon – Page 103 – Centralmaine.com

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.

Editorials, Opinion

View from Away: Biden administration must move more quickly to undo Trump’s climate mischief

January 15, 2022January 13, 2022

St. Louis Post-Dispatch (TNS)

Op-Eds, Opinion

Jay Ambrose: You gotta have heart, maybe from a pig

by Jay Ambrose From the Tribune News Service January 15, 2022January 13, 2022

Eddie Fisher, a terrific singer popular back in the 1950s, came to mind the other day because he crooned, “You gotta have heart, miles and miles and miles of heart,” and I had just read about the first successful heart transplant from a pig to a man. Ultimately, possibly, this extraordinary medical advance could save […]

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Safe storage should be required of every gun owner

by The Editorial Board January 14, 2022January 13, 2022

Safe firearm storage laws will help save kids’ lives.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Commentary: The first prisoners arrived at Guantanamo Bay 20 years ago. Will it ever close?

by Joshua Colangelo-Bryan From the Los Angeles Times January 14, 2022January 13, 2022

Los Angeles Times (TNS)

Op-Eds, Opinion

Douglas Rooks: Irish peace could have strange consequences

by Douglas Rooks January 13, 2022January 13, 2022

Peace never seems to sell newspapers like wars and political conflict, but may be more important — a point to remember in our own conflict-filled moment.