Ben Bragdon – Page 89 – 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

Commentary: Mass shooters aren’t mentally ill people who suddenly snap. They decide to kill

by Mark Follman From the Los Angeles Times May 26, 2022May 26, 2022

Los Angeles Times (TNS)

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Abuse of election workers is an attack on democracy

by The Editorial Board May 25, 2022May 24, 2022

Local clerks are being harassed by people who believe absurd claims about stolen elections.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Compass: University of Maine System’s leadership has lost its checks and balances

by James Cook Special to Central Maine Newspapers May 25, 2022May 25, 2022

They should consider faculty and staff allies in the effort to serve the people of Maine.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: People with obscene license plates show everyone who they are

by The Editorial Board May 23, 2022May 20, 2022

A new law aims to eliminate inappropriate vanity plates. But it’s really up to individuals to decide how they want to present themselves to the public.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Commentary: Fight hate with speech, not with censorship

May 23, 2022May 20, 2022

Chicago Tribune (TNS)

Op-Eds, Opinion

Hilary Koch: What should Democrats take away from ‘Dirt Road Revival’?

by Hilary Koch Special to Central Maine Newspapers May 22, 2022

There’s a saying about Democrats needing to fall in love, while Republicans just fall in line. Nothing illustrates the messiness of Democrats more than the hullabaloo surrounding the publication of, “Dirt Road Revival: How to Rebuild Rural Politics and Why Our Future Depends on It,” by Chloe Maxmin and Canyon Woodward. Maxmin, a former state […]