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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.
Our View: To Idaho, with love – and potatoes
The climate crisis has brought together our two states, both of which are dealing with iconic industries upended by rising temperatures and extreme weather.
Our View: The question at the heart of Maine’s overdose epidemic
If Maine is going to save lives, we have to ask, what do we get out of all these drug arrests?
Our View: Sunday hunting ban is already a compromise
Continuing the ban may be the only viable way to balance the diverse interests of landowners with those of Maine’s hunters.
View from Away: Good job, senators. Bringing more sunlight into our evenings is way overdue
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Our View: A lot of good still in scaled-back housing bill
Some of the boldest elements were pulled, but it remains a significant step in solving Maine’s housing crisis.
Our View: Maine can send message to ‘sister cities’ in Russia
The relationships formed over decades are a small but important force for peace, and should transcend Putin’s rule.
Commentary: The processed food industry makes us desperate to lose weight — and then profits from it
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Our View: Law would level playing field between communities, big retailers
Some of the country’s most powerful corporations are using a dubious legal strategy to rob Maine cities and towns of tax revenue.
Community Compass: Photographer revealed what was right before our eyes
The writer’s son, Alec Hartman, who died in 2019, used his photos to show extraordinary beauty in everyday objects. His work is being featured at an exhibit in Vassalboro.