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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PublishedJune 1, 2022
Republican congressional primary suddenly turns red hot
Liz Caruso and Bruce Poliquin clash as June 14 primary approaches in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District.
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PublishedMay 31, 2022
Tiffany Bond gains spot on congressional ballot in Maine’s 2nd District
Bond’s entry into the race eliminates the prospect of a one-on-one contest between Jared Golden and Bruce Poliquin.
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PublishedMay 29, 2022
Lewiston’s Lessard-Bissonnette to be honored with historical marker
Plaque to be unveiled this week remembering contributions of a French-speaking suffrage advocate.
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PublishedMay 29, 2022
Putting COVID-19 behind, Bates College holds traditional graduation
Commencement speaker Dr. Nirav Shah, who is leading Maine’s effort to thwart COVID-19, advises graduates to try to “be someone.”
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PublishedMay 29, 2022
Chapter 2: ‘Skeleton of a Woman Found’
Observers quickly discerned that by the standards of the day, the woman had been well-dressed, with beads and silk lace trimming her sleeves down to her wrists and extending over her shoulders to cover down to her waist.
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PublishedMay 26, 2022
Democratic lawyer enters district attorney race against Republican candidate
Edward Rabasco Jr. of Poland launches write-in campaign for a spot on the general election ballot against Republican Neil McLean Jr. of Turner.
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PublishedMay 26, 2022
Democrats ahead in congressional and gubernatorial races, new poll finds
Janet Mills, Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree all ahead in their reelection bids, the bipartisan poll found
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PublishedMay 25, 2022
Lewiston school superintendent advises talking about school shootings, how to respond
In a letter addressed Wednesday to the “Lewiston Community,” Superintendent Jake Langlais offered ideas for talking with students about mass shootings that have rocked the nation in recent days, including a massacre in Texas that left 19 elementary school students and two teachers dead. Here’s what Langlais said: “I am reaching out to publicly share […]
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PublishedMay 25, 2022
Auburn superintendent seeks ‘safe learning environments’ for students
The superintendent of Auburn schools, Cornelia Brown, issued the following letter Wednesday to families, friends and staff in reaction to worries in the wake of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday: “The recent horrific events at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, have shaken us all and I find them difficult to […]
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PublishedMay 25, 2022
Bates researcher says some policies would reduce mass shootings
Michael Rocque said requiring permits to buy a gun and banning large-capacity magazines for guns would save lives.
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