RIP | We’ve lost a journalist’s journalist
[March 8, 2026] Curtis Robinson, a friend of Hunter S. Thompson and legendary journalist, is fondly remembered by the Aspen Daily News | MORE
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Is the Gazette ‘biased against UNE?
[March 7, 2026} An angry reader claims that the Biddeford Gazette has been biased in its coverage on issues related to the University of New England. We offer a comprehensive rebuke of his half-assed allegations. READ MORE
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Sen. Collins Staffer is Angry with Me
[March 5, 2026] A Washinton, D.C. staffer tried to pin my ears back today about an unflattering story I posted on the Biddeford Gazette’s website. | READ MORE
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[Feb.25, 2026] Exhibit 101 | Why I regularly blog about mental illness and breaking down stigma. READ MORE
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When journalists compete, readers win
[Feb. 20, 2026] How three scrappy entrepreneurs — including two veteran journalists — revitalized local news coverage in a city that once had three print newspapers covering the community. READ MORE
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My all-time favorite journalists (Top 12)
[Feb. 11, 2026] A short round up of the journalists who inspire me, motivate me and impress me with their talent and dedication to journalism. READ MORE
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[Sept. 24, 2025]
Crazy, homeless people | What do we do?
Originally published in the Bangor Daily News: I am a middle-aged, married white guy with a mortgage and a modest home in a quiet residential neighborhood with well-manicured lawns and friendly neighbors. But I have a secret, READ MORE
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[June 13, 2025]
I would not be who I am today if I didn’t shit my pants in the second grade. That shame and humiliation gave me empathy and some other valuable life lessons. READ MORE
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