A journalist since 1987, Steve Collins has worked for daily newspapers in New York, Connecticut and Maine. He has served as the State House reporter for the Sun Journal since 2016. Among his awards are the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2016 Ethics in Journalism Award and the I.F. Stone Whistle-Blower Award in 2015. Collins is a founder and board president of Youth Journalism International, a charity that teaches students around the globe about news writing, media literacy and issues of the day. His wife, Jackie Majerus-Collins, serves as its executive director. Born in Massachusetts, he grew up in a military family that took him to Norway, Ohio and Virginia, where he earned a degree in history from the University of Virginia. He and Jackie live in Auburn. They have two adult children, two collies and not enough time.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2022
Jared Golden earns support from gun rights advocates
In 2nd District race, Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine gives Golden an A+ and challenger Bruce Poliquin an A.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2022
Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia hails Maine Rep. Jared Golden’s independence from party leaders
Two lawmakers defend the Inflation Reduction Act that has been criticized harshly by Republicans.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2022
Maine’s northernmost resident tells US Postal Service, ‘I exist’
A 67-year-old veteran in Estcourt Station has trash and recycling collection, a telephone, electricity and a paved road, but he cannot get mail.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2022
Chapter 18: A visit to Switzerland Road
Eben Pillsbury, an attorney for accused killer James M. “Jim” Lowell, had suggested the visit, telling the judge that in seeing the spot, jurors “might better understand its surroundings.”
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2022
Beloved ‘Old Man of the Falls’ no match for ‘progress’
After crews dynamited a rock formation at Lewiston Falls in 1899, it began to succumb to the Androscoggin River it once overlooked.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2022
There may only be one congressional debate in Maine’s 2nd District
U.S. Rep. Jared Golden said he won’t participate in any debates that don’t also feature independent Tiffany Bond.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2022
Kenneth Healey to step down as RSU 16 superintendent in June
Hired in 2018, the former Lisbon High principal said he is ready to retire
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2022
For first time, NRA declines to endorse Bruce Poliquin
The gun rights group opted not to back anyone in Maine’s 2nd District congressional race.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2022
Chapter 17: The murder trial begins
Each man who passed muster and was seated on the jury swore an oath “to well and truly try and true deliverance make” a decision based on the evidence presented.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2022
Mana Abdi unopposed in bid to be first Somali-American legislator in Maine
Republican challenger Fred Sanborn-Silvers withdrew from the race too late for his party to replace him on the ballot.
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