We are a better country when we engage with the truth behind the American experiment.
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: Think of others during this somber Thanksgiving
If missing one family gathering is the worst you have to worry about, consider those who have more on their minds.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Noah Smith: Vaccines prove US is still capable of big accomplishments
Bloomberg Opinion (TNS)
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Virginia Heffernan: The GSA administrator vies for the lead among Trump’s loyal liars
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Trump may never concede, but Republicans need to move on
The Dallas Morning News (TNS)
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Ann McFeatters: Trump doing his best to leave a mess
Tribune News Service (TNS)
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: The public’s right to know shouldn’t be an afterthought
It took five years and multiple notifications for the Judicial Branch to fix a problem related to public records, and they are not the first to struggle with following Maine’s simple rules on public access.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: With COVID cases surging, Congress and Trump are failing the American people
Congress must act now on a relief package to avoid the worst the coming winter has to offer.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
David Trahan: Collins won because Maine refused to nationalize elections
Thankfully, the tactic failed, telling us a lot about the state’s electorate.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Artist, subject in Colby exhibit provide history lesson
Renowned artist Jacob Lawrence documented Black lives, including the leader of the only successful slave revolt in world history.