
SPECIAL AWARDS
The 2015 Maine Press Association Better Newspaper Contest Awards were announced Oct. 17 in Bangor. Special awards included:
Journalist of the Year: Scott Dolan
Best Daily: Portland Press Herald
Best Weekend Edition: Maine Sunday Telegram
MPA Hall of Fame induction: Bill Nemitz, columnistUnsung Hero Award: Melanie Creamer, staff writer
WINNING PHOTOS
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WINNING PICTURE STORY
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OPINION
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Religious freedom and free speech are more important than the rote recitation of a pledge.
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Implementing a work mandate will be just a political gesture unless the state addresses roadblocks to getting a job.
COLUMNISTS
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Are there really too many rich people in the city's homeless shelters? It depends on who you ask.
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His refusal to admit he was wrong compounds the governor's mistaken comments on Stephen King's tax status.
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After caring for Ebola's victims in Africa, Kaci Hickox finds herself a pariah in New Jersey, and now Maine.
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After 25 years, Dana Street's trademark dishes are as delicious as ever, but other entrees — and the service — were bland.
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"Hendrick Goltzius: Mythology and Truth" sheds light on one of the great print artists.
DESIGN
BLOGS
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