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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PublishedNovember 11, 2020
Five more Bates students test positive; 62 now quarantined.
Four of the students whose tests came back positive late Tuesday were close contacts of a classmate who had already come down with the disease.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2020
Tucker Carlson exposed his life in Bryant Pond in a 2018 newspaper column
The popular Fox News host, who has argued for more privacy, wrote extensively about his life in Western Maine two years ago.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2020
Growing buzz that part-time Mainer Tucker Carlson might run for president
Political insiders call the Bryant Pond regular a potential Republican Party nominee for the nation’s highest office in 2024
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PublishedNovember 5, 2020
‘Deepening concern’ as more COVID-19 cases hit Bates College
Students told to stay on campus until they go home at Thanksgiving
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PublishedNovember 4, 2020
Jared Golden declares victory, promises a positive approach to politics
Republican Dale Crafts conceded in a call to Golden mid-day Wednesday.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2020
Signature campaign underway to require citizenship to vote in Maine
A wealthy Wisconsin conservative is funding a push by organizers for a ballot question next fall.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2020
Analysis: All eyes are on Maine’s 2nd District
The White House may hinge on whether Donald Trump won voters in rural Maine
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PublishedNovember 4, 2020
Golden leads in bid for second term in U.S. House
Preliminary results show Democrat Jared Golden ahead of Republican Dale Crafts.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2020
Durham voters approve creation of town manager position
DURHAM — Voters on Tuesday endorsed a plan to hire a town manager. By a 1,479-1,085 margin, residents agreed with officials who said the growing town needed more administrative oversight. Voters also endorsed spending money to find someone to fill the job. Town voters shot down a proposal to allow commercial marijuana businesses in Durham.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2020
Take a deep breath and remember we’re all in this together, local leaders say
Efforts underway in Lewiston and Auburn to bridge political divide and protect election results, whatever they are.
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