Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
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.
Michael Hiltzik: Facebook’s no-decision on banning Trump does no one any good
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Our View: Give voters another chance to support Land for Maine’s Future
Funding for the popular and effective program has not been on the ballot in nearly a decade.
View from Away: NASA continues to achieve great things with helicopter flight on Mars
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS)
Our View: Lobster industry needs to contribute more than ‘Crush Mills’
The governor and others are making a good-faith effort to answer questions about the future of the Gulf of Maine. Fishermen should join them.
Maine Compass: Why we need to end drug criminalization
Mainers who need treatment are instead incarcerated, at a high cost to their futures and our state.
Our View: Goodwill shows waste a problem for thrifty Mainers
The state has a long history of reusing and repairing old items, one that is increasingly at odds with our times.
Commentary: Give people a break. Ease up on the outdoor mask rules
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Our View: The return of high school sports brings hope, caution
Things are returning to normal, but it will take all of us to make sure they stay that way.
Noah Smith: The sensible border fix protectionists will hate
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)