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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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Lewiston shooting refreshes the trauma for a community leader wounded in Ethiopia
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Jared Golden seeks to fend off challenger Austin Theriault in final debate
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Boston eyes $8 billion rail plan that would benefit Maine
A new ‘Rail Link’ between North and South stations would ease passenger rail between Maine and the rest of America
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Millions of dollars are pouring into the 2nd District showdown
Spending on the hotly contested congressional race will likely exceed $30 million this year.
Posted inElection 2024, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Jared Golden’s journey from Leeds to Iraq to Capitol Hill
The three-term Democrat from Lewiston is an unconventional politician.
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Congressional challenger Austin Theriault has always been in a hurry
Fort Kent Republican seeks to move from NASCAR circuit to Capitol Hill.
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How Jared Golden and Austin Theriault actually disagree
On issues from abortion to Ukraine, the two 2nd District congressional hopefuls differ on what should be done.
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Three televised debates are coming soon
The one-hour debates will be held in television studios without an audience.