His 14-year tenure in its homestretch, Secretary of State Matt Dunlap still faces an election for the ages.
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Bill Nemitz: Read my lips? Not if you can’t see them
For deaf and hard-of-hearing Mainers, communicating through face coverings amid the pandemic has become all but impossible.
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Bill Nemitz: It’s no longer just ‘helping the kids with their homework’
As another anything-but-normal school year looms, parents and guardians need to reach out for help – and give themselves a break.
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New poll shows Gideon with slight lead in U.S. Senate race
Quinnipiac University’s survey of 807 registered Maine voters finds Republican Sen. Susan Collins trailing the Democratic House speaker by 4 points.
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Our View: ‘Sleep Out’ has delivered a powerful message
Homeless activists and city officials should now negotiate an end to the 2-week-old encampment.
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Maine Republicans file last-minute court challenge to ranked-choice ruling
The party says Maine’s secretary of state improperly rejected thousands of signatures on a petition aimed at overturning a law applying ranked choice to presidential elections.
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Bill Nemitz: Lucky Maine – a true leader when we need one most
While President Trump and Paul LePage call her a ‘dictator,’ Gov. Janet Mills calmly navigates the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Flurry of absentee voting continues right up to Maine’s unusual July primary
Town and city clerks have been inundated with absentee ballots, and some election officials still expect to see voters at the polls for a primary that was delayed from June by the pandemic.
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Storms expected Monday afternoon, cooler and unsettled midweek
After a rogue tornado on Saturday and highs near 90 Sunday, the topsy-turvy weather pattern as of late throws us another curveball: highs in the 60s Tuesday with rain.
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Bill Nemitz: The chain of humanity responds in a moment of need
Lois Griswold, who captured the dramatic photo of strangers rescuing a diver in distress, specializes in connecting with people.