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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: Who gets to decide when and how we die?
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Maine Public Advocate: Residents need additional assistance for tough winter ahead
To assure that electricity is affordable, Maine needs to increase annual assistance from its current level of approximately $17 million to approximately $60 million.
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Tom Waddell: The next generation must grab the torch of freedom
There is an ongoing battle for the soul of American politics.
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Commentary: Mass long-COVID disability threatens the economy
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
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Commentary: Is computer programming a ‘dirty job’?
Tribune News Service (TNS)
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Sen. Trey Stewart: Why Senate Republicans said no to emergency heating assistance – for now
I have received many questions about why Senate Republicans said no to Gov. Janet Mills’ emergency heating and energy relief bill last week. Many wondered why we could go against such a worthy notion as providing relief to Mainers who have been impacted by higher heating oil prices and — come January — electricity costs. […]
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Maine Compass: Maine voters show they’re ready for evidence-driven drug policy
During the recent campaigns, some candidates chose to fearmonger and shift blame to progressive policy for overdose deaths in a failed attempt to garner support.
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View from Away: Herschel Walker should never have even gotten close
The Kansas City Star (TNS)
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Maine Compass: State must find a way to mine to Newry’s lithium deposit
The U.S. cannot continue to rely on China for the metal, which helps power green technology, a Colby College student writes.