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Judith Meyer
Judith Meyer is executive editor of the Sun Journal, Kennebec Journal, the Morning Sentinel and the Western Maine weekly newspapers of the Sun Media Group. She serves as vice president of the Maine Freedom of Information Coalition and is a member of the Right to Know Advisory Committee to the Legislature. A journalist since 1990 and former editorial page editor for the Sun Journal, she was named Maine’s Journalist of the Year in 2003. She serves on the New England Newspaper & Press Association Board of Directors and was the 2018 recipient of the Judith Vance Weld Brown Spirit of Journalism Award by the New England Society of Newspaper Editors. A fellow of the National Press Foundation and the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism, she attended George Washington University, lives in Auburn with her husband, Phil, and is an active member of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Kristen Cloutier announces reelection bid for House District 60
LEWISTON — Kristen Cloutier, a native of Lewiston-Auburn, is seeking re-election to House District 60. Previously serving as the Lewiston City Council president and as interim mayor, Cloutier serves on the Taxation Committee, and was appointed to the Blue Ribbon Commission to Study and Recommend Funding Solutions for the State’s Transportation System. Having been a […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion, Uncategorized
Don’t blame the pipeline for your white male workforce
While it’s true that Black people graduate from college at lower rates than white people do, the disparity isn’t enough to explain a dismal record on diversity.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The long history of chemical weapons in civilian law enforcement
As we debate critical questions about racial injustice, police militarization and the use of chemical agents against protesters, proposals for reform must be considered in light of the origins of the policies they seek to address.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Breonna Taylor settlement is part of the solution
I hope that an extra layer of scrutiny on warrants saves the next life, but the hard, tragic truth is that it probably would not have saved Taylor’s.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The many post-election concerns about the United States
Liberals to the left of me, MAGA to the right. Here I am, stuck in this country with you.