Walker has shown time and again that his allegiance is to something that may seem quaint these days: the law.
Steve Collins
Columnist
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.
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Jared Golden’s exit is an indictment of today’s politics | Steve Collins
Despite being faced with uncommon challenges, Maine’s departing congressman never lost the common touch.
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The last thing Congress needs is Paul LePage | Steve Collins
If we’re in the market for thoughtful, courageous leadership next year — and there’s no doubt we are — we’ve got to look elsewhere.
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Education and experience make a good senator. Graham Platner has neither | Steve Collins
For me, the internet posts and the tattoo are less disqualifying than the glaring lack of a political record.
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Graham Platner should take this opportunity to bow out | Steve Collins
The Senate candidate’s rapidly accumulating baggage should rule him out of the running.
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In campaign against Susan Collins, Democrats ignore reality | Steve Collins
Maine’s senior senator, a master politician, is going to be extremely tough to oust in 2026.
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A Maine movie from 1920 reminds us of the power of silence | Steve Collins
These days, while arguments rage from one end of the land to the other, there’s something appealing about the idea of silence.
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Susan Collins says shutdown can be averted. Now to prove it. | Steve Collins
Democrats have no good reason to force this issue.
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Charlie Kirk was wrong about Maine | Steve Collins
Our state isn’t becoming a ‘Third World dumping ground,’ is it?
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Remembering Bill Diamond, Maine’s ‘one true statesman’
Diamond’s long career showed us the value of tackling tough issues with civility and a spirit of bipartisanship.