Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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.
Our View: Abuse of election workers is an attack on democracy
Local clerks are being harassed by people who believe absurd claims about stolen elections.
Maine Compass: University of Maine System’s leadership has lost its checks and balances
They should consider faculty and staff allies in the effort to serve the people of Maine.
Our View: People with obscene license plates show everyone who they are
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.
Commentary: Fight hate with speech, not with censorship
Chicago Tribune (TNS)
Hilary Koch: What should Democrats take away from ‘Dirt Road Revival’?
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 […]
View from Away: If activists are serious about ‘life,’ they should embrace contraception access
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (TNS)
Our View: Gov. Mills should stand up to GOP’s attacks on vulnerable students
Republicans are basing their election strategy around LGBTQ discrimination.
Our View: Maine isn’t the West, but wildfires still a risk
Climate change is altering the state’s seasons, and it could make our forests more vulnerable.