Bill Nemitz
Kennebec Journal
Portland, ME, United States
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Bill Nemitz: Shame on Maine Republicans who opposed resolution supporting Ukraine
Democracy demands our resolve, despite what three quarters of Republicans in the Maine House may think. → Read More
Bill Nemitz: Generosity for its own sake? Now that’s the ticket.
Who was that man in the pizza line? And why did he leave everyone smiling? → Read More
The untold stories behind child exploitation
They’re out there right now – by the next pump at the gas station, in the supermarket aisle, sitting across from us in the doctor’s waiting room. They look and sound just like everyone else going about their humdrum daily routine. But their world differs from the rest of ours. They’re scared whenever they’re out in public. Some recoil at the sight of a raised cellphone camera. A casual glance… → Read More
Bill Nemitz: To boldly go where no Maine rocket has gone before
Sascha Deri, CEO and founder of bluShift Aerospace, at its office at the Brunswick Executive Airport. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer Space entrepreneurs tend to have big checkbooks and even bigger egos. Whether it’s Elon Musk’s Space X, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic or Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, I get the feeling that their extraterrestrial exploits are as much about carving their names in… → Read More
Bill Nemitz: It’s been 60 years since the Cuban missile crisis. This is worse.
There I stood at the gas station last week, watching the pump race past $40 as I filled up my car’s 10-gallon tank. But strangely, the money flowing out of my wallet wasn’t uppermost on my mind. I was lost in thought about the Cuban missile crisis. And the nagging sense that as the war in Ukraine ratchets up with each passing day, we are once again hurtling toward the unthinkable. Two years ago… → Read More
Bill Nemitz: It’s time to go big again, urge ‘The Descendants’ of the New Deal
Offspring of FDR and his Cabinet, including Frances Perkins' only grandson, pick up the torch for a new social and economic transformation. → Read More
Bill Nemitz: While others treat Maine’s military veterans, he’ll be the guy who greets them
Volunteer Carlo Giraulo of Westbrook looks forward to serving his fellow veterans at Portland's new VA outpatient clinic. → Read More
Bill Nemitz: His patient at death’s door, this doc went the extra mile
The ambulance lacked a qualified caretaker – until Dr. Mark McCallister climbed aboard. → Read More
Bill Nemitz: Breaking their silence on abortion – bless them every one
Spurred on by the Maine Council of Churches, clergy members prepare to celebrate a 'Sabbath for Reproductive Justice.' → Read More
Bill Nemitz: 50 years later, her battle for women’s equality goes on
Rep. Lois Galgay Reckitt will push, once again, this week for an equal rights amendment to Maine's Constitution. → Read More
Bill Nemitz: His light-bulb moment brightened an otherwise dark Christmas
Where most of Lubec saw a bridge, Joel Ross saw a chance to dispel the holiday gloom. → Read More
Bill Nemitz: Developers beware: This old racetrack’s spirits run deep
Families of those buried around Scarborough's Beech Ridge Motor Speedway mount one last bid to keep it alive. → Read More
Bill Nemitz: In rural Maine, a small hospital leans into the COVID-19 storm
Far from the big-city medical centers, the pandemic lays claim to the unvaccinated. → Read More
In rural Maine, a small hospital leans into the COVID-19 storm
Far from the big-city medical centers, the pandemic lays claim to the unvaccinated. → Read More
Bill Nemitz: Welcome to long-term care insurance. You want some sanity with that?
Thousands of worried Mainers seek the state's protection from triple-digit premium hikes. → Read More
Bill Nemitz: Ringing in the holidays with a tasty Maine spud
Jason Briggs uses potatoes to liven up the season – and feed the hungry. → Read More
Bill Nemitz: My takeaway from COP26? Goodbye, gassy leaf blower
Just home from Glasgow, a young scientist from Freeport sees climate change as a global – and local – challenge. → Read More
Bill Nemitz: Next up in Maine’s power struggle: A consumer-owned electric utility
Tuesday's vote against the NECEC transmission corridor doesn't bode well for the future of CMP and Versant Power. → Read More
Maine voters to CMP, Avangrid and Iberdrola: Can you hear us now?
Question 1's overwhelming victory on Tuesday was, in the end, inevitable. → Read More
Bill Nemitz: Halloween – the perfect antidote to a pandemic
This year, Mainers have earned the right to enjoy a candy bar – or three. → Read More