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How surviving a rape at age 15 helped spur Bre Kidman to run for US Senate

by Steve Collins December 6, 2019September 14, 2020

A terrible night in Finland in 2003 left the Saco lawyer determined to fight for justice after seeing Brett Kavanaugh win a U.S. Supreme Court seat.

Politics, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times

Veterans share concerns with Rep. Jared Golden at Dixfield town hall

by Marianne Hutchinson December 3, 2019December 5, 2019

Lack of services, phone problems and claim requests among issues shared Monday.

Business, Maine, Nation / World, Politics

Susan Collins backs bill to bolster local recycling rates across the country

by Steve Collins December 2, 2019December 3, 2019

Maine’s senior senator is among the backers of a $75 million U.S. Senate proposal to educate Americans about how and why they ought to recycle.

Maine, News, Politics

Sanders turns in signatures for Maine presidential primary in March

by Scott Thistle December 2, 2019December 3, 2019

The presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders announced Monday that it had submitted 2,800 signatures of Maine voters to put the Vermont senator on the Democratic primary ballot in Maine.

Maine, Politics

Experts: Maine’s 2nd District races are the most competitive, and potentially crucial, in the 2020 election

by Steve Collins November 22, 2019September 14, 2020

In the far northeast of the country, Maine’s 2nd Congressional District is a place with long stretches of empty highway, trees beyond measure and lots of rocky coastline with unbeatable scenery. It is also a political hot spot unparalleled in America. No other congressional district has such close races in 2020 for the House and […]