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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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Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Politics puts corporations before American people
We are a nation of multiple minds, attempting a meeting of minds under agreed rules. But we were flawed at our beginning by the then-common practice of selling and buying fellow humans into slavery. The magnificent promises of our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution, surely well-meant at their writing, along with Abraham Lincoln’s heartfelt […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Maine would thrive without income tax
Hello to all the wonderful citizens of Maine. Maine has positioned itself as a landlocked state controlled by New Hampshire, which has a tremendous financial advantage over Maine. 1) No sales tax: This 5.5% advantage has decimated businesses in Maine, Vermont and Massachusetts. Believe it! Mainers drive to New Hampshire to save 5%. 2) People […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Supreme Court shows it doesn’t care about life
The U.S. Supreme Court recently over-turned Roe v. Wade, removing federal protection of abortion. Their reason: to protect the unborn. They say, in the thousands. Yet within days of that decision, the Court ruled that the EPA is stripped of its authority to reduce pollution, a major cause of climate change. As a result, those […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Mitt Romney’s warning is right. America is in dangerous denial
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Rebuilding trust should be top priority for UMaine System trustees
If Chancellor Dannel Malloy is the wrong person win back support of faculty and staff, then the Board of Trustees should find someone who can.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Violating rights of indigent defendants becomes routine in Maine courts
Lawmakers made minor improvements this year, but no one believes it will be enough.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Congress comes up short in helping hungry students
Maine has led the way by promising access to free meals for every student at every school, a policy that helps both families and schools.