Enduring 170 years as a colony of a colony has left a lasting imprint on Maine and its people.
Colin Woodard
Colin Woodard is the Press Herald’s State and National Affairs Writer, and is often at work on large investigative projects. Born in Waterville and raised in western Maine, he was a foreign correspondent for two decades, reported from more than fifty countries on all seven continents, and witnessed the collapse of communism and its bloody aftermath in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. He’s written five books, including histories of Maine (The Lobster Coast), North America’s rival regional cultures (American Nations) and the Golden Age Pirates (Republic of Pirates), which was turned into a quickly forgotten NBC mini-series starring John Malkovich as Blackbeard. Since joining the Press Herald in 2012, he’s won a George Polk Award and was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting. He used to be an avid sailor and SCUBA diver, but with small kids at home, his hobbies now include sleeping and picking up toys.
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Why Maine authorities are not disclosing exactly where patients live
The virus is probably widespread, so deviating from federal guidelines would be unhelpful, public health experts say.
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Maine island life in the age of coronavirus
Residents of Chebeague are accustomed to planning ahead and pulling together, but they are at the very end of critical supply chains.
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Colony, Chapter V: Liberation
The War of 1812 and Boston’s complacency toward foreign occupation fuel Maine’s drive for statehood.
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Colony, Chapter IV: Insurrection
An uprising against Massachusetts land barons sets the stage for statehood.
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Colony, Chapter III: Conquest
Massachusetts makes Maine a colony of a colony.
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Colony, Chapter II: Rivalry
An acrimonious relationship develops between Maine and Massachusetts.
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Colony, Chapter I: Dawnland
Maine’s path to statehood began long before you think it did.
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Maine on target to meet near-term greenhouse gas emissions goals
New estimates of how much carbon Maine forests store indicate that achieving carbon neutrality will be easier than hitting Gov. Mills’ robust emissions targets for 2050.
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Stacey Abrams, who called loss in Georgia race tainted, warns Maine audience of voter suppression
Abrams, the first black woman in U.S. history to win a major party gubernatorial nomination, speaks to 900 in Portland.