Ben Bragdon – Page 183 – Centralmaine.com

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

Doyle McManus: The FBI gets another black eye

by Doyle McManus December 12, 2019December 13, 2019

Los Angeles Times

Editorials, Opinion

View from Away: A good idea on student loans

December 12, 2019December 11, 2019

An idea from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos could end up leading tens of millions of future college students to afford higher education. Her idea can best be expressed in this question: Should the responsibility of offering federal student loans be removed from the Department of Education? She raised the possibility of shifting a large […]

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: First of all, homeless need stable housing

by The Editorial Board December 11, 2019December 27, 2019

The death of Brunswick man shows the importance of permanent, affordable housing.

Editorials, Opinion

View from Away: It’s not us vs. them: Attorney General Barr should not threaten communities that question police conduct

December 10, 2019December 9, 2019

Attorney General William Barr showed a bad grasp of history and modern thinking with his veiled warning to communities not to criticize the police. His comments show a tin ear to the committed efforts by law enforcement agencies across the nation to improve relations with the communities they serve. Barr made his remarks — of […]

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Gov. Mills’ solar power policies already paying off

by The Editorial Board December 9, 2019December 6, 2019

The solar panels on the Blaine House are only a small gesture compared to everything else the governor and Legislature have accomplished.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Commentary: Cracks showing in NATO

by Ivo Daalder December 8, 2019December 6, 2019

There are really only three ways NATO could end: • The United States, NATO’s most powerful member, could walk away. • Europe, led by one of the continent’s larger and more ambitious nations, could break off to try and fend for itself. • Or an outlying member could throw a wrench in the alliance’s decision-making […]