Maine communities will need significant resources to meet the threat posed by this and other toxic pests.
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: Give Maine teachers the time off they need
Public school employees are taking the brunt of the pandemic. The Legislature shouldn’t make it any worse.
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Our View: Good news at the end of a long, lousy January
Omicron, winter and other factors made this past month a chore. But it wasn’t all bad news.
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Our View: Lobster industry needs more time to meet new regulations
The Biden administration’s May 1 deadline is both too tight and poorly timed.
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Our View: New Sea Dogs coach sends ‘powerful’ message
Katie Krall is one of a small but growing number of women wearing a professional baseball uniform.
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Our View: Trust lake associations on how to combat invasive species
More than boat inspections are necessary to keep Maine’s lakes and ponds free from milfoil and other harmful infestations.
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Our View: Members of Congress should not be trading stocks
Just the appearance of a conflict is enough reason to ban the practice, which is further eroding trust in our institutions.
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Our View: It’s time to ask, what is the dairy industry worth to Maine?
With the future uncertain, Maine must show its support.
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Our View: Board right to suspend doctors for misinformation
The small minority of physicians who are spreading lies about COVID are getting their patients killed.
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Our View: The true meaning of Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’
By King’s own standards, the dream of a color-blind society remains unfulfilled.