The rising number of Maine pedestrian fatalities is just one sign that roads are unhealthy and unsafe.
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: Holidays bring hope there will be justice for Ayla
Ten years after the disappearance of a little girl in Waterville, her mother’s wrongful death lawsuit is moving forward.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Community Compass: Save Hodgkins field in Augusta
The city should decide on a long-term plan of development first, before proceeds to develop the Hodgkins field.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Americans who refuse to vaccinate, wear masks could learn from ‘Code Girls’
The World War II codebreakers, two Mainers among them, saved countless lives through their sacrifice and service.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Russia is testing Western military resolve over Ukraine’s sovereignty
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (TNS)
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Overwhelmed emergency response system needs Maine’s attention
Underfunded, understaffed ambulance services are on the brink of collapse.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Tests, shots fail to keep up with surging virus
It is a failure that is helping fuel the historic number of cases — and it will do the same to the next surge if something doesn’t change.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Tick-borne diseases need more of our attention
Maine has a robust surveillance program, but more funding is needed nationally to find out where and why tick populations are booming.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: A good use for infrastructure funds: removing toxic lead from our drinking water
The Baltimore Sun (TNS)
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
View from Away: GOP is right, Build Back Better provides break for the rich
The Mercury News (TNS)