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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PublishedMarch 26, 2021
The heartache behind the dry words of a Maine bill on funeral vehicle safety
A widow seeks more regulation of funeral home vehicles after her husband died driving one in 2017.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2021
Bates says it has the capacity to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to students
College plan will depend on vaccine supply, dropping age restrictions
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PublishedMarch 23, 2021
Maine may allow Viking-style funeral pyres
Legislature is weighing whether to make open-air cremation legal in Maine.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2021
Maine map gap: Bad federal maps muddle route to better broadband
State and federal maps offer little more than a vague impression of where high-speed internet exists and where it does not.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2021
Atlanta killings spur Bates College president to defend Asian Americans
Clayton Spencer said ‘anti-Asian bias has reached disturbing levels’ and called on Lewiston college ‘to act for justice.’
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PublishedMarch 15, 2021
Bangor Democrat seeks to challenge Jared Golden in a primary
Michael Sutton filed paperwork last week to take on the incumbent in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District in 2022.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2021
Maine lagging on road to high-speed broadband
State’s bid for better access has been stymied by high cost, misleading maps and Maine’s rural nature.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2021
Maine senator calls for crackdown on ‘snake oil and fine print’ payday loans
State Sen. Rick Bennett of Oxford calls for limits on how much lenders can charge for short-term loans to hard-pressed Mainers.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2021
Bates College plans a traditional graduation ceremony in May
After canceling commencement last year because of COVID-19, college officials happy to see seniors off in person this semester.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2021
Bates suspended a security officer after complaints about his handling of an incident last weekend
The officer, a 25-year veteran, also told students that Black students ‘get away with a lot more’ because security is afraid to deal with them.
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