The climate crisis has brought together our two states, both of which are dealing with iconic industries upended by rising temperatures and extreme weather.
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: 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: 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.
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: 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.
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.
Our View: Immediate relief, long-term prevention needed in face of spiking fuel costs
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.