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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PublishedJuly 31, 2020
COVID-19 hospitalizations remain low in Maine
Cumulative hospital counts are slightly higher than last week, led by modest increases at CMMC and Maine Med.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2020
Nonresident COVID-19 rates on upswing, but no sign of spread to Mainers
Out-of-staters accounted for more than 11 percent of all positive tests over the past two weeks and have a positivity rate more than four times higher than state residents.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2020
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maine fall to new lows
Cumulative hospital counts for the week are at their lowest levels since the opening days of the pandemic.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2020
As national labs bog down, some Mainers face long delays for COVID-19 test results
Maine’s self-reliant testing system is insulating most patients from long turnarounds that render tests ‘functionally useless.’
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PublishedJuly 20, 2020
State moves swiftly to remove illegal, racist names from 5 Maine islands
The islands bore slurs against Black people and Native American women even though both terms were banned as place names decades ago.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2020
Number of COVID-19 cases among out-of-state visitors remains low
Midway into July, there is no indication of visitor-driven outbreaks, as Maine continues to benefit from some of the best disease metrics in the nation.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2020
Numbers of COVID-19 patients in Maine hospitals sink to new lows
Maine Medical Center in Portland had the fewest pandemic inpatients this week since the opening days of the pandemic.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2020
Number of COVID-19 patients in Maine hospitals hits lowest level since March
Hospitals in the hardest-hit counties see modest declines as a welcome lull continues into a sixth week.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2020
Maine’s official island registry removed for review after illegal, racist names discovered
Three Maine islands officially have a horrible racial slur in their name 43 years after the state banned it. Two incorporate a Native American slur banned for 19 years.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2020
How the geography of the pandemic is determined by centuries-old regional differences
Analysis: Fundamental differences in the balance between individual liberty and the common good are reflected in COVID-19 trends.
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