If Maine is going to save lives, we have to ask, what do we get out of all these drug arrests?
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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Our View: Sunday hunting ban is already a compromise
Continuing the ban may be the only viable way to balance the diverse interests of landowners with those of Maine’s hunters.
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View from Away: Good job, senators. Bringing more sunlight into our evenings is way overdue
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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Our View: A lot of good still in scaled-back housing bill
Some of the boldest elements were pulled, but it remains a significant step in solving Maine’s housing crisis.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine can send message to ‘sister cities’ in Russia
The relationships formed over decades are a small but important force for peace, and should transcend Putin’s rule.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: The processed food industry makes us desperate to lose weight — and then profits from it
Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Law would level playing field between communities, big retailers
Some of the country’s most powerful corporations are using a dubious legal strategy to rob Maine cities and towns of tax revenue.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Community Compass: Photographer revealed what was right before our eyes
The writer’s son, Alec Hartman, who died in 2019, used his photos to show extraordinary beauty in everyday objects. His work is being featured at an exhibit in Vassalboro.
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View from Away: Yes, condemn Putin’s evil, but remember Russia wants freedom
The Dallas Morning News (TNS)
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Rep. Mike Perkins: Corridor could have helped with high electricity prices
It may still. But for now, we’re stuck with paying high rates to out-of-state and foreign companies.