Donald Trump is expected to host a campaign event in Portland this Thursday. We want to know – if you had a chance to ask him anything, what would you ask?
Christian MilNeil
Christian MilNeil is a data reporter and online content producer. A graduate of Bonny Eagle High School in Standish, he studied math and economics at Reed College in Portland, Oregon and joined the Press Herald in 2012. He’s especially interested in design, city politics, cartography and climate change. If you’re in Portland, you might see him bicycling to work, or just for fun.
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Maine heating fuel prices fall to lowest levels since 2004
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Interactive map: Maine’s slow gains in racial diversity
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LePage and ‘D-Money’ light up Internet searches
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