Gov. Janet Mills was right to veto a bill that adds unnecessary risk to the plan to close Maine’s only youth prison.
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 prepare for the next wave of browntail moths
There were clear signs that a huge, harmful infestation was coming this summer, but the state clearly wasn’t ready.
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Commentary: Big Food wants us addicted to junk food. New brain science may break its grip
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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View from Away: Writing’s on the wall, NCAA. Pay college athletes
Chicago Tribune (TNS)
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Our View: Student ‘cubesat’ competition part of growing industry
Maine students who created their own mini-satellites will put them to the test this weekend. Future launches are sure to come.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine student ‘cubesat’ competition part of growing industry
Middle and high schoolers who created their own mini-satellites will put them to the test this weekend. Future launches are sure to come.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: By coming out, NFL player sends powerful message
The announcement by Carl Nassib, a defensive linemen with the Las Vegas Raiders, should come as comfort to others going through the same thing.
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View from Away: President Biden’s tougher stance on China will make the US more competitive
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS)
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Commentary: Celebrating Juneteenth amid racial inequality
InsideSources.com (TNS)