Ben Bragdon – Page 56 – The Portland Press Herald

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.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Question 2 solves small but vital issue on voting access

by The Editorial Board October 25, 2019October 24, 2019

The constitutional amendment would allow Mainers with disabilities to sign referendum petitions, letting them fully participate in democracy.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: When fake sites and trolls beat facts, we all lose

by The Editorial Board October 23, 2019October 22, 2019

Fueled by social media and cynical politics, misinformation is rampant, and we are all paying the price.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: We are having the wrong debate over school meals eligibility

by The Editorial Board October 21, 2019December 27, 2019

We should be talking about how to expand school meals, not arguing over whether students deserve them.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Maine’s plan for lobster lines an improvement

by The Editorial Board October 18, 2019October 18, 2019

In 2017 and 2018, 20 right whales died – a staggering 4% of the population – mostly from entanglements with fishing lines. Experts say even 1 death a year could doom the population.