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.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Climate change putting winter recreation on thin ice

by The Editorial Board November 30, 2020November 29, 2020

In just one of visible effects of the climate crisis, shorter winters and higher temperatures are making some activities more risky.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Millions of Americans going hungry this winter

by The Editorial Board November 27, 2020November 25, 2020

Food insecurity in Maine, and across the country, is rising to historic levels.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Thanksgiving story should not gloss over the past

by The Editorial Board November 25, 2020November 24, 2020

We are a better country when we engage with the truth behind the American experiment.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Think of others during this somber Thanksgiving

by The Editorial Board November 23, 2020November 22, 2020

If missing one family gathering is the worst you have to worry about, consider those who have more on their minds.

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Maine public’s right to know shouldn’t be an afterthought

by The Editorial Board November 20, 2020November 20, 2020

Four years after agreeing to stop, the Judicial Branch kept sealing public records – and they are not the first to struggle with adhering to Maine’s simple public-access rules.