Youth Deer Day gives kids time to hunt without the pressure of competing with adults, just not enough.
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: Vaccine for young kids is good news for everyone
Shots will soon be available for children 5-11, which will help protect the most vulnerable in our communities.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Pass Question 2, but heed the wake-up call
It’s not enough to throw hundreds of millions of dollars every year at a transportation system built on the old way of doing things.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: With new Maine law, harm reduction comes first
Decriminalizing hypodermic needles is a hopeful sign that saving lives from drug overdose is becoming a priority.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Biden must keep promise to lobster industry
Offshore wind is a critical part of the fight against climate change. But we can’t ignore those who make a living on the water.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Sen. Craig Hickman: Vote ‘yes’ on Question 3 to reaffirm that all power is inherent in the people.
Maine should amend our Constitution to enshrine a right to food, the state senator and organic farmer writes.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: With housing shortage, new Mainers run into old problem
There’s no place for the migrants to live, a situation all too common for low-income residents.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: There’s no reason to keep U.S.-Canada border closed
President Biden could and should rescind the policy today to help all the communities that depend on cross-border commerce.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Question 3 the wrong way to address problems in food system
Approval would put a “right to food” in the state constitution, but it’s unclear what that means.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Jail crisis needs solution now – and one for the future
After everything is done to help the people at the Cumberland County Jail now, the broken jail system needs reform. They both start with fewer prisoners.