Stasis has become the order of business in Augusta, particularly when it comes to the state’s spending plan.
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: Lobster traps, turbines can coexist in the Gulf of Maine
The lobster industry is lashing out at offshore wind developers, and it’s not helping anyone.
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George Smith: So you want to be a Mainer?
Longtime columnist George Smith, whose work filled this space every Wednesday for three decades, died Feb. 12. For the next several weeks, we will reprint some of George’s best columns. Here’s one from June 3, 2015. Here’s some good news for those who aspire to being a Mainer. For the record, to be a Mainer, […]
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Our View: Lobster traps and turbines can co-exist in the Gulf of Maine
The lobster industry is lashing out at offshore wind developers, and it’s not helping anyone.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: President Biden should end ban on worker visas
After a year of disruption and uncertainty, Maine businesses don’t need any more.
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Commentary: How do we conquer vaccine skeptics? We listen
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View from Away: Keep the pressure on government to be open and accountable
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Our View: Owners of polluted land deserve more time to seek damages
Dozens of Maine homeowners have found that their properties are contaminated with industrial chemicals. State law shouldn’t let responsible parties off the hook.
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Our View: Maine women bearing heavy weight from pandemic
A year of the virus has shown that we depend on women, particularly moms, in ways that limit their lives, and slow the state economy.
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George Smith: Vacationland’s love-hate relationship with tourists
Longtime columnist George Smith, whose work filled this space every Wednesday for three decades, died Feb. 12. For the next several weeks, we will reprint some of George’s best columns. Here’s one from Feb. 1, 2012. Mainers have always had a love-hate relationship with tourists. We’ve made them the centerpiece of our jokes, derided them […]