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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PublishedOctober 8, 2021
Analysis: Bruce Poliquin misrepresents federal steps to crack down on violence and threats to school boards
Former U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin says feds are “targeting parents” who just want to speak out.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2021
Hard cider bounces back in Maine, 150 years later
Mainers once guzzled gallons of hard cider year-round. Some hope they will again, as a growing number of producers add new twists to the once commonplace drink.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2021
Troubled cremation business property headed for foreclosure sale
The Affordable Cremation Solution site in Lewiston is set for auction Oct. 27.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2021
Health experts look to children as messengers to encourage more COVID-19 vaccinations
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, says informing youngsters of vaccine benefits could lead them to prod wary parents to get vaccinated.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2021
Bates College selected for initiative to increase enrollment of low-income students and undocumented immigrants
A foundation will match up to $50 million to help those unable to afford a liberal arts education.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2021
Lewiston cremation business owner offered a chance to regain funeral license — someday
State oversight panel proposed a deal that would keep Ken Kincer out of the business for at least a decade.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2021
9/11 proved a ‘huge turning point’ for a Lewiston minister
Exposed to the ‘frailty of the world’ by the attack, a New Jersey ‘theater kid’ discovered a bigger world outside her small town and a desire to make a positive difference.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2021
Auburn’s Leroy Walker apologizes for racist comments
City leaders say they’ll form new diversity committee to tackle racial issues in Auburn.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2021
After councilor’s racist remarks, Auburn officials denounce critics of naming bridge for Black former mayor
City leaders have been largely silent about call by nation’s largest Muslim civil rights group for Leroy Walker to resign following racially-charged comments about Jenkins’ skin color.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2021
Bates College beefs up defenses to combat COVID-19
The Lewiston campus adds more testing, extends masking requirement as it aims to keep its semester on track.
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