The Exception Magazine is an online newsmagazine that covers Maine. It is headquartered in Portland, Maine

Portland, Maine

Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...

. The Exception Magazine , which is updated daily during the week, covers Maine news, business, politics and culture. It is ad

Advertising

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-supported and has been available to read free of charge since December 2008.

The Exception introduced a mobile micropayment

Micropayment

A micropayment is a financial transaction involving a very small sum of money and usually one that occurs online. PayPal defines a micropayment as a transaction of less than 12 USD while Visa prefers transactions under 20 Australian dollars, and though micropayments were originally envisioned to...

 system on July 15, 2010, the first online news organization to use such a payment program.

Editorial stance

The Exception Magazine is nonpartisan. It has published guest editorials from conservative groups such as the Maine Heritage Policy Center as well as liberal groups like the Maine Center for Economic Policy. The Exception's publisher is Stefan Deeran.

Guest Contributors

Maine Congressman Mike Michaud

Mike Michaud

Michael Herman Michaud is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district comprises nearly 80% of the state by area and includes the cities of Lewiston, Auburn, Bangor, and Presque Isle...

Democratic member of Maine Senate, and that party's 2010 candidate for the office of Governor of Maine Libby Mitchell
Maine Governor Paul LePage

Paul LePage

Paul Richard LePage is an American businessman and politician who is serving as the 74th and current Governor of Maine. A Republican, he was previously mayor of Waterville from 2003 to 2011, and was a city councilor before that...