Finding herself about to quit on ‘Quitter’s Day,’ the columnist takes her own advice.
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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Commentary: The IRS needs billions to make trillions
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
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Our View: Incarceration should not be a death sentence
Premature deaths at Maine prisons and jails is on the rise. It’s time we all took notice.
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Commentary: Democracy means more than just holding elections
The Fulcrum (TNS)
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Our View: Ice storm of ’98 showed Mainers how life should be
When the disastrous storm hit, people stepped up to help others in ways large and small. We can and should tap into this spirit more often.
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Lynn Schmidt: Those who hold the line, on Jan. 6 and otherwise, deserve respect, not derision
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (TNS)
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Maine Compass: Take Jan. 6 to search for your own ‘Epiphany’
An epiphany is an “aha” moment, a moment of clarity, when one intuitively sees the true nature or meaning of something. It is a sudden revelation or realization of a truth of great significance. An Epiphany is a moment when you suddenly feel that you understand. The word “epiphany” is from Koine Greek, the language […]
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Maine Compass: How to use clean energy to beat inflation
Just before the mid-term elections, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act. It includes money-saving subsidies intended to transform our economy from fossil fuels to clean energy sources, while reducing our nation’s emissions 40% by 2030. The shift will result in cost savings for all who take advantage. Better yet for the federal deficit, the subsidies […]