Gerald Talbot, 87, was honored Tuesday at the University of Southern Maine when the college created a Talbot Fellowship to work with the papers and artifacts donated by the Maine civil rights leader.
Steve Collins
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Steve Collins became an opinion columnist for the Maine Trust for Local News in April of 2025. A journalist since 1987, Steve has worked for daily newspapers in New York, Connecticut and Maine and served as the State House reporter for the Sun Journal since 2016. The Maine Press Association named him Maine's Journalist of the Year in 2022. Among his other awards are the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2016 Ethics in Journalism Award, the I.F. Stone Whistle-Blower Award in 2015 and the Bob Wallack Community Journalism Award from the New England Newspaper & Press Association. Steve 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, 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.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Sole GOP challenger to Susan Collins quits amid party pressure
Fairfield’s Derek Levasseur said heavy pressure from Maine Republican leaders squelched his effort to snatch GOP backing from the four-term senator in next June’s primary.
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Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime
In one of Maine’s most sensational killings, justice proved elusive
The 1922 slaying of Maine guide Otis Bean near Rangeley marked the first time a Franklin County woman ever faced a murder charge.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Susan Collins says her longevity in the Senate benefits Maine
If the Republican wins a fifth term next year, she would be in line to chair the powerful Appropriations Committee, which oversees federal spending.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics
Jared Golden vows to remain neutral in Susan Collins’ US Senate race
Maine’s 2nd District Democratic congressman said Wednesday he won’t take sides in the heated 2020 Senate race so he can preserve personal relationships important to serving Maine in Washington.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Alzheimer’s disease threatens an aging Maine
With the number of Mainers with Alzheimer’s rising rapidly, research at The Jackson Lab and beyond is crucial to slowing its impact on families and taxpayers.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
New students at Bates College told to become activists
A legendary labor leader, Dolores Huerta, said during convocation that students need to lead the effort to change America.
Posted inMaine, News
During his 1972 presidential race, Maine’s Edmund Muskie faced at least three death threats
FBI records released to the Sun Journal on Friday show details of several investigations into claims the Democratic senator would be shot or bombed.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Lewiston-Auburn schools open for new year
Hundreds of students are greeted by administrators and staff on the first day of classes.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Auburn school panel split on how to evaluate Katy Grondin
Members of the eight-person committee differ on the timing and process for deciding whether to offer the school superintendent a new contract before hers ends in June.