Bill Nemitz has worked as a journalist in Maine since 1977, when he became a reporter for the Morning Sentinel in Waterville after graduating from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He moved to Portland in 1983, working first as a reporter for the Evening Express and later as a city editor and assistant managing editor/sports for the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram. He began writing his column in 1995. While focusing on Maine people and issues, his work has taken him three times to Iraq and twice to Afghanistan, where he was embedded with members of the Maine Army National Guard and the Army Reserve; to Belfast, Northern Ireland, for the 1998 referendum on the Good Friday Peace Accord; to Manhattan for the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks; to the Gulf Coast for the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina; and to Haiti following the 2010 earthquake. Nemitz is a past president of the Maine Press Association and for many years taught journalism part-time at St. Joseph's College of Maine in Standish. He also served for eight years, including three as chairman, on the board of trustees for the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland. In 2004, the Maine Press Association named Nemitz Maine Journalist of the Year for his reporting on the Maine Army National Guard’s 133rd Engineer Battalion in Iraq. In 2007, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the New England Newspaper Association. In 2015, Nemitz was inducted into the Maine Press Association Hall of Fame. Nemitz lives in Buxton with his wife, Andrea. They have five children and four grandchildren.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2016
Bill Nemitz: Maine Med sees room for improving ‘patient experience’
This cancer patient knows from experience that cramped quarters can be unhealthy.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2016
Bill Nemitz: One-woman show about Margaret Chase Smith is just what we need
In a one-woman show in Bath on Oct. 9, Sally Jones will portray the late longtime Maine lawmaker known for her calm and conscience.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2016
Bill Nemitz: Maine’s legislative races turn into a referendum on LePage
His conduct will cast a huge shadow as his Republican colleagues discuss key issues with voters before Election Day.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2016
Bill Nemitz: LePage, just stick to shooting off your mouth
After all, gun duels went out of vogue in the 19th century
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PublishedAugust 25, 2016
Bill Nemitz: Maine’s voter guide offers political influence – for just $500
It’s a relatively cheap way for advocates to have their say on state referendum questions, but few take advantage.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2016
Bill Nemitz: Leaks sink what’s left of LePage’s credibility
By ignoring the fact that legal confidentiality was violated in the Adnan Fazeli case and then using it to further his own anti-immigrant agenda, the governor sends a chilling message to anyone who might rub him the wrong way personally, politically or philosophically.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2016
Bill Nemitz: Fazeli’s family deserve our thanks for alerting authorities
Our only protection against these threats is by advance warning that might not come should the government resort to drastic measures.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2016
Bill Nemitz: Feeling cleansed by the Perseid meteor shower
A literal sign from above reminds us all’s not lost.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2016
Bill Nemitz: Collins eclipses colleagues with courageous disavowal of Trump
Breaking ranks with her beloved Republican Party was a complicated decision for Maine’s popular U.S. senator.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2016
Bill Nemitz: Dear Donald, prepare to enter a city so different from you
We believe in many of the things you don’t: Welcoming Muslims, problem-solving by consensus, respecting veterans’ families and much more.
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