The moderate Republican has a lot to lose by clinging to hope that the nightmare candidate will redeem himself.
Bill Nemitz
Portland Press Herald opinion columns from Bill Nemitz.
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Bill Nemitz: Bonny Eagle Robotics Team shoots high, scores
But radio inactivity at an inopportune time hurts the BERT team at the world championship in St. Louis.
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Bill Nemitz: Here’s a slightly shocking idea for ending Gov. LePage’s lies
All that may be needed is an electrical device that gently zaps him every time he wanders away from the truth.
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In a year marked by tragedies, Waynflete seniors host ‘play day’ for mental health
Some saw the need to offer education about suicide prevention after two of the school’s students took their own lives.
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Bill Nemitz: Someone lead the game wardens out of the woods, back to reality
Their performance in ‘North Woods Lawless’ deserves a real panning.
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Bill Nemitz: A lesson on nepotism and making (wrong) choices in SAD 6
School officials did nothing to calm taxpayers’ concerns when they decided to ignore the district’s nepotism policy and give Superintendent Frank Sherburne a pass.
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Narcan veto override presents Maine lawmakers with a life-or-death choice
Each one can defer to Gov. Paul LePage’s dark view or do the right thing for Mainers whose lives may depend on it.
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Bill Nemitz: A time to bear the weight of supporting our troops
On May 7 in Portland, members of the public can carry a backpack loaded with whatever weight they wish in the Husky Ruck Memorial 10K race and veterans’ scholarship fundraiser.
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Harvey Lembo’s a sympathetic figure in gun debate, but shouldn’t he be charged?
The Rockland man was sending a message, not defending his home, when he shot a fleeing intruder in September.
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Bill Nemitz: LePage ought to ‘seriously’ rethink run for Senate
The governor’s belief that he outperformed Angus King in leading Maine is unsubstantiated, and then there’s the question of living up to Senate rules of decorum.