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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PublishedMay 24, 2013
Bill Nemitz: LePage’s tempest in a TV-gate
Dear Governor: Is all this absurdity really your attempt to pull our attention away from a serious public-policy issue?
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PublishedMay 22, 2013
Bill Nemitz: Standing up to a master of tantrums
It’s all downhill from here for state Sen. Dawn Hill…
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PublishedMay 11, 2013
School got an F? ‘Magic room’ may fix it
The state Department of Education is planning to create a room that will serve as strategy central for those schools who received less-than-favorable grades from the state.
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PublishedMay 10, 2013
Bill Nemitz: Capital idea sprouts at Maine State House
On a snowy day last winter, Rep. Craig Hickman stood on the balcony of the Maine State House, closed his eyes and dreamed of food . . .
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PublishedMay 3, 2013
Bill Nemitz: Like our governor, letter grades too simple
Slapping poorer communities with a D or an F and wealthier ones with an A only reinforces the obvious, rather than addressing the problem.
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PublishedMay 1, 2013
Bill Nemitz: A tax plan that cuts it for Mainers
For a long time, we’ve had a problem in Maine. But 11 courageous lawmakers – from all parts of the spectrum – have finally stepped up.
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PublishedApril 13, 2013
King’s first 100 days: ‘The hardest I’ve ever worked in my life’
Remaining wide-eyed in a place that thrives on cynicism, Maine’s independent senator makes an impression on both sides of the aisle.
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PublishedApril 5, 2013
Bill Nemitz: A physician tries to heal the violence
He’s 78 now – an age when most successful surgeons are enjoying the good life. But not Bob McAfee . . .
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PublishedMarch 22, 2013
Bill Nemitz: Looks like LePage is awakening
Dear Governor: You’ve transformed into a perfectly rational human being. I don’t know what happened, but it’s nice to have you aboard.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2013
Bill Nemitz: Feeling good about legal pot
Democrats and Libertarians are creating an unlikely coalition, which could finally make marijuana legal in our beloved state.
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