In such an environmentally sensitive place, too much can go wrong.
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: In the absence of gun reform, police have no room for error
Without basic checks and balances, an outsize onus falls to law enforcement agents and agencies. Too often, they are not up to the task.
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Our View: Money in politics is a problem. Question 2 won’t solve it.
Question 2 risks keeping Maine-based companies from participating in elections and poses a threat to the freedom of the press.
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Our View: Brokenhearted for Lewiston, we will have to heal together
Gone forever is the idea that Maine is an unusually safe place to be.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Ben Bragdon: For their sake, we’ve got to let kids be kids
Today’s parents are at risk of hovering too closely. Watching my 7-year-old find his way in the world, I get it.
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Our View: Yes on Question 4 to preserve Maine’s right to repair our vehicles
That most important relationship – between a Mainer and their mechanic – could be put in peril.
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Our View: Communities must step up on housing – or step aside
Local control of housing in Maine has resulted in high costs and low supply. Something has to change.
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Our View: Clean vehicle standards will get Maine where it needs to go
Requiring electric vehicles to be sold here is a logical step toward reducing carbon emissions and building a cleaner, healthier economy.
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Our View: Attacks on public meetings, elected officials should be met with unified front
Maine municipal officials taking steps to strengthen rules regarding harassment and other disruption must do it without sacrificing public participation.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Settlement should be used to repair damage from opioid addiction
Companies that brought about the crisis will pay tens of millions of dollars to Maine. We must use it the right way.