There is a boom occurring in clean energy, and we are all reaping the benefits.
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: Despite headway, Maine’s housing crisis is deepening
The building of more affordable housing will take time. While that happens, we need to redouble efforts to assist the homeless and prevent more homelessness.
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Our View: Supreme Court crisis of confidence will deepen without reform
It’s past time the court institute a code of conduct with new standards for disclosure.
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Our View: A budget that works for Maine families is a budget worth passing
The Legislature should support the bipartisan spending plan passed last week by the Appropriations Committee.
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Our View: Once again, gun rights win out over everything else
Faced with a straight-ahead opportunity to make Maine safer, our state senators blew it.
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Our View: Maine must act now to make the most of offshore wind
The state can take critical steps this month to back an industry that promises both clean energy and good jobs.
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Our View: Maine needs lawmakers to support child care providers
A new report shows that most Mainers are struggling to find affordable, high-quality child care. This hurts everyone.
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Our View: Pride Month demands response to attacks on LGBTQ Americans
As the Republican Party tries to roll back civil rights and freedoms, it is laser-focused on smearing the LGBTQ community.
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Our View: Fulfilling our responsibility to those who died for our rights
Where would we be if a lack of volunteers left empty every local board and commission, from land use to Little League?
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Our View: Lawmakers should use child tax credit to boost next generation of Mainers
A proposal for a state-level credit would put it into the hands of the people who need it most.