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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PublishedSeptember 13, 2017
Dunlap blasts head of election integrity commission over N.H. voter fraud assertions
Maine’s secretary of state calls Kris Kobach’s assertion that the election was stolen from Donald Trump in New Hampshire ‘absurd’ and ‘reckless.’
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2017
Researchers find summer heat’s lasting longer in the Gulf of Maine
The warmer conditions endure two months longer than in the early 1980s, posing threats to the food chain and raising risks from more powerful hurricanes.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2017
Trump voter fraud commission accused of violating public records laws
The commission, which includes Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap, has been using personal email accounts to communicate rather than federal ones as mandated by the Presidential Records Act.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2017
For years, the so-called ‘grandfather’ of neo-Nazis called Maine his home
Decades after George Lincoln Rockwell was killed by one of his followers, a fresh crop of racists are invoking his name.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2017
Canada sees Gov. LePage as key ally on trade
Officials across our northern border believe LePage ‘speaks Trump’s language,’ and will be influential in preserving the benefits of NAFTA.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2017
Catastrophic die-off of right whales in New England, Canadian waters puzzles scientists
The endangered mammals may be facing a food shortage in the Gulf of Maine, causing them to migrate to less-protected areas.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2017
Collins: Trump ‘can’t set red lines’ for Justice Department probe of Russia ties
The Maine senator tells CNN that special counsel Robert Mueller should ‘follow leads wherever they may be.’
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PublishedAugust 3, 2017
State budget error costs heavily used mapping agency its funding
Officials scramble to restore money to run the geographical information office, which produces data needed by towns and cities, developers, foresters, surveyors and even Google Maps.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2017
Sinclair Broadcasting – and 2 Maine TV stations – under fire for pro-Trump segments
To the dismay of the president’s opponents, WGME and WPFO carry the taped segments on orders from their corporate owner.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2017
Our untold past comes to life in South Berwick
The ‘Forgotten Frontier’ exhibit at the Counting House Museum tells stories of natives and newcomers in the 1600s who helped shape today’s Maine and New Hampshire.
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