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July 11, 2007
Today's Michael Woodbury story

Some of our online readers are taking us to task today for running a story about our interview with accused killer Michael Woodbury. The story – “Woodbury: I’m sane and guilty” – ran above the fold on the front page of today’s Press Herald and near the top of www.pressherald.com.

The gist of these reader comments is: Why are we giving this guy the time of day?

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Posted by Andrew Russell at 02:43 PM
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July 09, 2007
Big week for crime news

We're following two intriguing crime stories.

The first is the story of Kevin Foley, the Portland man whose body was found near his car in a Westbrook cemetery last month. The cops say he was shot to death and that the crime wasn’t random.


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Posted by Andrew Russell at 02:12 PM
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June 26, 2007
The power of reader comments

I was struck by a comment posted at the bottom of the online version of Saturday’s story about the death of Kevin Foley, the Portland man found shot to death in Westbrook’s Woodlawn Cemetery.

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Posted by Andrew Russell at 05:19 PM
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Andrew is the assistant managing editor/local news for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. He also supervises the paper's watchdog team, which includes reporters who cover education, politics and state and city government. Andrew worked as city editor, regional editor and as a reporter covering Portland City Hall and York County.

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sean wrote: well i was in prison with this guy and he isent a bad guy he needed help an...

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