Opinion matters more than the truth, and President Trump is exploiting it.
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.
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The statute will ultimately be judged on whether it reduces accidents.
Our View: Land and Water Conservation Fund needs protecting
The federal program has purchased thousands of acres of land and supported more than 41,000 state and local park projects.
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Dr. Mark Flomenbaum has not had a good year, and his missteps have given the state attorney general a lot to look into.
Our View: Holidays a good time to reach out to former Mainers
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Our View: Helping asylum seekers, and others, helps Maine
There’s no reason the state has to choose between giving migrants short-term aid and doing the same for other residents.
Our View: Maine, federal lawmakers should rein in facial surveillance
We need strong policies to keep the powerful technology from being misused.
Our View: Maine ethics panel should be at full strength
Next year will be a busy one for the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices.