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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.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: ‘NIL’ policy a win for athletes at all levels
Student-athletes in Maine may not get rich from endorsements, but there are still upsides to the changing landscape of amateur sports.
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View from Away: If Kevin McCarthy is serious about protecting the economy, he’d raise the debt ceiling
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Hilary Koch: Let’s talk about lawn signs and thoughtful communication
I’ve been troubled by some lawn signs. You’re probably familiar with them. The words can vary but the message generally reads like this: “In this home, we believe… Science is real, Black lives matter, No human is illegal, Women’s rights are human rights, Love is love, Kindness First.” Initially, I thought the signs were great. […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: ‘The isolation and loneliness really get to me’ and ‘l I think about dying’
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Democrats’ plan to expand abortion rights is not ‘extreme’
Under no circumstances should cost or geography determine the rights of pregnant Mainers.
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View from Away: Unchecked gun violence reveals who we are as a nation
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rep. Katrina Smith: Parents’ rights are being taken away at schools
Schools across Maine are enacting policies that treat a parent as the secondary authority of their child’s emotional and physical well-being, writes the first-term state representative from Palermo.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: We already know which gun policies work
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Tom Waddell: Fight over abortion rights continues at the state level
Since the Supreme Court all but overturned Roe v. Wade by allowing states to honor or deny a woman’s constitutional right to choose, freedom-loving abortion advocates are pushing back at the state level. California, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, New York and South Carolina each acted to protect a woman’s right to an abortion in 2022. Some […]