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.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Cynthia M. Allen: Texas abortion law is already saving lives. But there’s more to do to help children

by Cynthia M. Allen Fort Worth Star-Telegram September 18, 2021September 17, 2021

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TNS)

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: A safe, in-person school year is possible, but it requires sacrifice

by The Editorial Board September 16, 2021September 15, 2021

You can’t want schools to stay open and high school sports to resume while at the same time refusing to take COVID precautions we know work.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: North Maine Woods director helped keep private lands open to public

by The Editorial Board September 15, 2021September 14, 2021

Balancing competing views and agendas in Maine’s vast forestland takes a delicate hand. Al Cowperthwaite showed how it’s done, and we all have benefited.