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.

Editorials, Opinion

View from Away: Deregulation got us cheap flights. It also got us this travel nightmare

January 2, 2023December 29, 2022

The Kansas City Star (TNS)

Op-Eds, Opinion

Ramesh Ponnuru: Family-friendly federal policy should be a priority

by Ramesh Ponnuru Bloomberg Opinion January 2, 2023December 29, 2022

Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)

Op-Eds, Opinion

Commentary: Finally, some promising news on opioids for patients in severe pain

by Joseph Friedman From the Los Angeles Times (TNS) January 2, 2023December 29, 2022

Los Angeles Times (TNS)

Op-Eds, Opinion

Commentary: 2022 was a good year if you are a mainstream Republican

January 2, 2023December 29, 2022

InsideSources.com (TNS)

Op-Eds, Opinion

From the publisher: New year. More work to be done

January 1, 2023January 4, 2023

Dear reader, I hope you had a peaceful and relaxing holiday. At the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal, we enjoyed a little downtime after another remarkable year of news coverage. We are committed to reporting on the stories important to our communities. The new year always brings “top ten” lists of everything so it’s no […]

Op-Eds, Opinion