Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people. He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2018
Collins among handful of Republican senators calling for hearing on accusations against Kavanaugh
The hearing is announced just hours after she and several colleagues said the Supreme Court nominee and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, should testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2018
Rallies held at Sen. Collins’ Portland office as accusation hangs over Kavanaugh
A group of Bowdoin College students marched through downtown to Collins’ office, followed by a second rally with protesters clad in black.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2018
Race for 1st Congressional District seat tests Republicans’ unity
The party supports its candidate, Mark Holbrook, but independent Marty Grohman also gets Republican backing.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2018
Sen. Collins blasts vulgar messages, threats, insults over Kavanaugh nomination
The Maine senator, feeling the heat in the intense battle over Brett Kavanaugh’s U.S. Supreme Court nomination, calls out callers who resort to obscenity.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2018
Nonprofit that operates residential program for mentally ill purchasing former Serenity House
Shalom House Inc. will renovate the recovery home in Portland to help meet a pressing need for housing for people with mental illness.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2018
Crowdfunding campaign tied to Sen. Collins’ vote on Kavanaugh passes $1 million
The national effort would help to bankroll a Democratic challenger’s campaign in the 2020 election, a tactic that Collins likens to a ’bribe.‘
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2018
Progressive groups ratchet up pressure on Sen. Collins to vote against Kavanaugh nomination
She finds herself in the crosshairs of social media campaigns, a series of rallies and a fundraising drive to bankroll a 2020 Democratic challenger if she votes to confirm the Supreme Court nominee.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2018
As Kavanaugh’s hearing concludes, Collins says she’s still undecided on Supreme Court nominee
The moderate Republican wields a key vote and says she won’t make a decision until she has a chance to review Brett Kavanaugh’s paperwork and testimony.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2018
Collins not swayed by email that Kavanaugh critics see as sign he would reverse Roe v. Wade
A spokeswoman for Maine’s Republican senator says a 2003 email by the Supreme Court nominee doesn’t contradict past statements that he views the landmark abortion decision as ‘settled law.’
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2018
Hospitals’ illegal rejection of mentally ill patients puts spotlight on Maine’s chronic lack of services
Health care experts say the incidents in Lewiston point to weaknesses and gaps in a system that’s unable to meet demand and forces people into emergency departments and jails.
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