CAPE ELIZABETH — Ask Cynthia Dill about her elementary school days, and the first thing she recalls is a fistfight.
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.
Posted inPolitics, Senate
U.S. Senate race: Democrat Dill stands her ground, then and now
From the schoolyard to the campaign trail, the Democratic nominee for Senate has a reputation for challenging the big guys.
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Parallels striking in 2nd District race
Two ‘pretty independent’ men with reputations for working across the aisle square off for the second time in a decade. Their histories, however, define their politics.
Posted inPolitics, Senate
The making of a man without a party
The former governor’s view of the world was shaped long before be ran for public office, and will likely continue to inform his choices.
Posted inNews
King touts common sense, fairness
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — On Capitol Hill in the late winter of 1975, a young, idealistic Senate aide named Angus King had a political epiphany while studying a bill on behalf of his boss, Democratic Sen. Bill Hathaway. The bill, introduced by liberal lion Walter Mondale of Minnesota, was written in response to the drowning of […]
Posted inBusiness, News
Maine tidal turbine goes online, first in North America
The turbine at the bottom of Cobscook Bay can generate 180 kilowatts of electricity, enough to power 30 homes.
Posted inNews
Florida investigating K12 virtual school firm
A company seeking to operate a full-time virtual charter school in Maine is under investigation in Florida because of allegations it used uncertified teachers and tried to get employees to assist in concealing that fact from school district officials.
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Would-be Maine virtual charter schools operator under investigation in Florida
A company seeking to operate a full-time virtual charter school in Maine is under investigation in Florida because of allegations it used uncertified teachers and tried to get employees to assist in concealing that fact from school district officials.
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Firm seeking to open virtual school in Maine is under investigation
Florida is probing whether K-12 Inc., which wants to run a school for Maine, employed uncertified teachers and tried to conceal it.
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ON MAINE POLITICS: Both sides of same-sex marriage seek financial support
At least a couple of times a week, both sides in the gay-marriage campaign are sending out emails asking for money.