They’re not hurting anyone … yet. But who wants to live alongside a nest of yellow jackets?
Bill Nemitz
Portland Press Herald opinion columns from Bill Nemitz.
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Bill Nemitz: Onward and upward – from the shelter steps to Maine businessman
Maxwell Chikuta relied on General Assistance and food stamps when he first arrived in Portland from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Sixteen years later, he’s got a Ph.D. and just opened his second business.
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Bill Nemitz: When it comes to influencing madmen, no one’s louder than Trump
Republicans are quick to blame movies and video games for stoking violence in this country, but why no mention of the president?
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Bill Nemitz: Amid all the finger-pointing, what would Marissa think?
There’s more than enough blame to go around in the murder of 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy.
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Bill Nemitz: Sen. Collins, ever fearful of Trump, teeters on the tightrope
Once a self-professed occupant of the political middle, Maine’s senior senator is fast running out of maneuvering room.
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Bill Nemitz: The night I watched the men on the moon
Fifty years after Apollo 11’s Eagle touched down on the Sea of Tranquility, the magical moment still shines bright.
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Bill Nemitz: Next time, Your Honor, try writing more judiciously
By saying the survivor of alleged sexual abuse ‘buried his head in the sand,’ a federal judge betrays a disturbing lack of empathy.
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Bill Nemitz: Portland celebrates Fourth with music, fireworks and open arms
But in Washington, D.C., the observance diverged into two gatherings separated by an ever-widening chasm.
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Bill Nemitz: Former Gov. Baldacci, a board member, hides from questions about CMP
Democrat John Baldacci, now a corporate leader for Central Maine Power’s parent corporation, has little to say about the company’s mistreatment of its customers.
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Bill Nemitz: Will new law save community TV from ‘the nosebleed section’?
The legislative battle is over, but the war over channel assignments for Spectrum’s public-access channels likely will go on.