Lawmakers do a good job overall, but a wage hike may bring different voices to the table.
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: Congress should act now to save ‘dreamers’
The future of undocumented immigrants brought here as children shouldn’t hinge on the Supreme Court’s views about presidential power.
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Our View: Medicaid expansion already showing its worth
Mainers are getting care they otherwise wouldn’t, and it is saving lives.
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Our View: Veterans need a strong VA health system
Veterans deserve good, timely care from a system that appreciates their unique needs.
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Our View: Cable television fights Maine law – and the future
While younger generations flock to streaming services, the cable industry is holding on to an unfair, overly expensive way of doing business.
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Our View: New approach needed to handle school threats
Schools need the right resources to process threats, and to stop problems before they get too dire.
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Our View: Fewer inmates will relieve pressure on jails
A legislative committee looking at jail funding should focus on initiatives that lowers the jail population.
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Our View: Pedestrians should get our attention every day
Halloween has a lesson or 2 about making roads safer for everyone.
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Our View: Americans deserve full story on Trump’s actions
The information the public has so far is damning, and a full, unobstructed impeachment inquiry is necessary to reveal the rest.
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Our View: Don’t let Maine’s children be the forgotten victims of domestic violence
The long-term effects of witnessing abuse are clear and must be addressed.