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Bill Nemitz
Portland Press Herald opinion columns from Bill Nemitz.
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Bill Nemitz: As Portland addresses panhandling, pope offers inspiration
Meanwhile, some of us already take the high road.
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Bill Nemitz: In Westbrook, young eyes focus early on the college prize
Their first scholarships in hand, some third- and fourth-graders are already thinking big.
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Bill Nemitz: Police body cameras are useful tools, but they can distort the truth
The closer the person being confronted gets in the frame, the less reliable the footage becomes.
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Podcast: The debate over body cameras exposes city hall conflicts
The editorial page crew also talks about new polling on Trump, and Sanders’ voters blaming Clinton.
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Bill Nemitz: Trump’s hiring freeze means disabled vet from Casco’s out of a job
Robert Banks thought his acceptance letter meant he had a job with the Navy in Rhode Island. Weeks later, he’s unemployed and feeling shortchanged.
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Bill Nemitz: Think millennials are lazy? Meet the guy who helps keep Maine’s roads clear
For every young person complaining, there is one putting in the work.
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Podcast: Maine’s delegation engaging in politics in Washington.
The Portland Press Herald Sunday editorial page crew discusses our members of Congress under the new administration.
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Bill Nemitz: Even under fire, Collins remains best hope for Senate sanity
She argues that her committee vote on Betsy DeVos was moot, and that she sought to avert the Rule 19 vote.
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Bill Nemitz: LePage’s tax reform plan would hurt those he says he wants to help
The governor’s call to eliminate the income tax would surely increase property taxes and make it harder for the elderly Mainers he champions to stay in their homes.