Candidate Spotlight: Julie N. Rakic | Candidate for Maine State Senate District 35
Meet Julie Rakic, Republican candidate for Maine State Senate District 35. Learn about her military service, professional background, campaign priorities, and where to learn more in this Maine Mirror Candidate Spotlight.
The Text Messages That Preceded an Accusation of Going AWOL
The Maine Mirror launches The Pease Accountability Files with an investigation into events at Pease Air National Guard Base in New Hampshire involving then-commander Captain Emily Hanson. Through contemporaneous text messages, medical documentation, and official military records, Ryan Michaels examines the chronology surrounding allegations that he went AWOL and invites readers to compare what was documented in real time with what was later alleged. This is Part One of an ongoing investigative series examining the final months of his military career through primary-source evidence.