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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PublishedJuly 12, 2020
Lewiston’s Garcelon Bog: From ‘disease-ridden’ swamp to protected refuge
People have eyed the destruction of Lewiston’s Garcelon Bog for more than 150 years, but it’s still here.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2020
Lewiston’s Garcelon Bog: From ‘disease-ridden’ swamp to protected refuge
People have eyed the destruction of Lewiston’s Garcelon Bog for more than 150 years, but it’s still here.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2020
A digitally divided Maine leaves tens of thousands offline
At least 83,000 Maine households lack the broadband internet experts say is necessary for economic success.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2020
Republican congressional primary heats up in final days
Three candidates are vying in a potentially close race to see which of them will take on Jared Golden in November.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2020
Challenge unlikely to dislodge Susan Collins rival Max Linn from November ballot
A former state senator from Bath questioned 711 signatures gathered by Linn for his U.S. Senate bid, but even if all were thrown out, he would still have enough.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2020
Bates students demand lower tuition for squeezed semester
A diminished “college experience” ought to cost less, insist more than 500 signers of a petition that details concerns about Bates’ plans for the fall. The school, however, insists it has layed out adequate options for on- and off-campus education for its students.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2020
Republican congressional hopefuls seek changes in Social Security
The three contenders for Maine’s 2nd District say they worry about the future of the retirement program unless revisions are made.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2020
How John Dunjee escaped slavery and came to Bates College in 1866
The first African-American student to attend Bates College may have been a president’s son. John William Dunjee, who escaped from slavery just before the Civil War, began taking classes in Lewiston in 1866 because it cost less than Oberlin College in Ohio, where he had started his studies. Bates at the time had just barely […]
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PublishedJuly 3, 2020
Fundraising by Republican congressional hopefuls trails Jared Golden
Eric Brakey outpaced two challengers as GOP eyes July 14 primary for Maine’s 2nd District U.S. House seat.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2020
In search of a bigger stage, Eric Brakey eyes congressional seat
Brakey gave up acting for politics almost a decade ago and, mostly, hasn’t regretted it.
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