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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PublishedAugust 16, 2021
Bates College tells students, faculty and staff they must wear masks
Reversing fall plans, the Lewiston college tells its mostly-vaccinated community that high COVID-19 rates in Lewiston require a return to a mask mandate on campus.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2021
Bruce Poliquin’s bid for his old position fascinates Maine politics professors
Several keen observers said Jared Golden may be stronger than Republicans think — and Poliquin may face trouble in a primary.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2021
Bruce Poliquin seeks to reclaim his old seat in Congress
The two-term Republican hopes to knock out the Lewiston Democrat, who beat him in 2018, in next year’s U.S. House race in Maine’s 2nd District.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2021
Bates College seeks to reduce heated interactions between students and campus security
New report on campus safety urges more residential life staffers and greater effort to ease tensions between safety officers and students at the Lewiston college.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2021
New state law aims to help former inmates find jobs
In most cases, employers will not be allowed to ask applicants about criminal history on applications, though they can do so during job interviews.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2021
America’s water systems are vulnerable to a Pearl Harbor-level cyberattack, Angus King warns
Maine’s junior senator said the nation faces “an extremely dangerous situation” until it bolsters its security against web-based attacks on critical infrastructure.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2021
Youngest state senator eyes challenge to Jared Golden for Maine congressional seat
Trey Stewart of Presque Isle is the second Republican to enter the 2nd District race in hopes of unseating a two-term Democrat.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2021
How browntail moths became such a big problem here in Maine
Efforts to defeat the moth started within days of its discovery in 1897 but, so far, the Old World invader has managed to hang on in New England.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2021
Bates College encourages staff to get COVID-19 vaccines but opts not to require them
Though its students must get inoculated before the fall semester, staff say employees can choose to go without as long as they wear masks and maintain distance.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2021
Franklin, Oxford counties now face severe drought
Experts categorize a growing section of a parched Maine as a severe drought.
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