Kevin Miller joined the staff of the Portland Press Herald in 2012 and has worked as a journalist in Maine since 2005. He currently covers state politics, the Maine Legislature and environmental/natural resources issues. A policy wonk, Kevin previously wrote about Congress and federal issues as the Press Herald’s Washington, DC correspondent. Before settling in Maine, he covered state government, higher education and environmental issues for newspapers in Virginia and Maryland. In his spare time, Kevin enjoys hiking, camping, fishing, kayaking, cross-country skiing or doing pretty much anything else outdoors. He lives in Newcastle with his wife, Carissa, and their dog.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2013
Defense system welcome in Maine
Aroostook County residents still feel the economic sting from the closing of Loring Air Force Base in the 1990s.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2013
Maine Army Guard troops haunted by Agent Orange
Soldiers who trained at a Canadian base blame their lasting health problems on exposure to herbicides.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2013
Maine may be chosen for missile defense system site
Sen. Susan Collins indicates that she would support locating an anti-nuke missile defense system in the Caribou area in northern Maine.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2013
Collins, Nelson press for action against Jamaican scam artists
The two senators urge the attorney general to extradite scam leaders for prosecution in the U.S.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2013
Crackdown urged on Jamaican scammers who hit Mainers
Sen. Collins helps organize a hearing to draw attention to the thefts from senior citizens, including nearly 200 cases in Maine.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2013
Senators urge crackdown on phone scammers
The so-called “Jamaican lottery scam” has cost some seniors in Maine hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2013
Ground beef safety rules months away despite need
The 2011 salmonella outbreak in Maine, linked to ground beef sold by Hannaford, helped expose problems with the way stores handle and track the various sources of meat they grind.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2013
CDC: Herbicides didn’t harm Maine soldiers
The findings are unlikely to satisfy veterans who believe their health problems are linked to time they spent at the Canadian base.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2013
Washington Notebook: Bedeviled by cuts, Navy clips Blue Angels’ wings
WASHINGTON -— The sequester has been in effect for just over a week now and the economy hasn’t crumbled. A week’s time has not provided much clarity or certainty, however. For instance, the organizers of the annual Great State of Maine Air Show in Brunswick were counting on the Navy’s elite Blue Angels flying team […]
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PublishedMarch 9, 2013
‘Jamaican lottery scam’ bilking senior citizens out of millions
The problem heavily targets Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, staes with among the oldest populations.
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