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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.
Rep. Mike Perkins: Corridor could have helped with high electricity prices
It may still. But for now, we’re stuck with paying high rates to out-of-state and foreign companies.
Our View: Help people with energy prices, then get us off fossil fuels
Our reliance on cheap oil has put Americans in a tough spot. The only way out is through clean energy.
Our View: High gas prices are the cost of defending Ukraine
President Biden was right to ban Russian oil imports. His opponents should not use it to pull Americans apart.
David Trahan: Maine gets an ‘F’ for gun violence. Really?
I usually pay little attention to the propaganda that I receive on my email. Most of it is unreliable information and not worth a second look. So I must admit, when the Giffords Law Center gun control organization sent me an email announcing they had given the state of Maine a grade of “F” for […]
Our View: Boom in nursing shows Maine isn’t helpless against workforce shortages
The shortfall in nurses projected for the state for 2025 has been cut in half since 2017, according to a report released last week.
Maine Compass: Sister cities show how peace is possible
We have so much in common that we, the world’s people, should encourage and insist that our leaders understand our concern for the future of mankind and this beautiful planet.
View from Away: End drilling in California waters to protect the coast and climate
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Our View: Whatever you call it, solitary confinement should be banned
There’s disagreement over how the practice is used, but by any name, isolation does more harm than good.
Commentary: Maine case highlights need for police transparency
As a recent survey of more than 100 local law enforcement agencies suggests, there’s a blue wall of silence.