Lois Griswold, who captured the dramatic photo of strangers rescuing a diver in distress, specializes in connecting with people.
Bill Nemitz
Portland Press Herald opinion columns from Bill Nemitz.
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Bill Nemitz: Collins stumbles over another promise made – and broken
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh once assured Maine’s senior senator he’d respect legal precedent – until he didn’t.
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Bill Nemitz: Hats off to a good man who specialized in bad news
Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland’s retirement after 32 years marks the end of a job extraordinarily well done.
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Bill Nemitz: The evil of a noose – and the positive pushback it generated
An ugly symbol of racism hits a tiny Maine island community.
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Bill Nemitz: Got blood? In Maine and beyond, it’s needed more than ever
Battered by a pandemic that shut down drives and scared away donors, health officials warn that the blood supply is running dangerously low.
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Bill Nemitz: Do you follow Maine’s COVID-19 rules, or are you ‘entitled’ to ignore them?
People with a high sense of entitlement show a stronger tendency to shrug off the pandemic and ignore guidelines.
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Bill Nemitz: Changing the world, one small corner at a time
As she graduates from Bangor High School, Nigerian-born Amara Ifeji leaves behind a legacy of scientific achievement and social change.
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Bill Nemitz: An open letter from Maine to the president who isn’t
Donald Trump’s looming visit to Piscataquis County, another in a long line of ego trips, cannot be over soon enough.
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Bill Nemitz: Long live the ‘Lucky O’Brien’ – the last of Maine’s Liberty ships
The SS Jeremiah O’Brien, the last of the Liberty ships built in South Portland during World War II, survived the German U-boats, the Mothball Fleet and now, a devastating fire on San Francisco’s waterfront.
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Bill Nemitz: Fear of COVID-19 can make any health problem worse
If you need to see your doctor or visit a hospital, do it. It’s safer than you might think.