Taking the Downeaster beyond Brunswick hinges on crucial projects and powers of persuasion.
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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Maine Democrats take aim at virtual charter schools
The push represents a significant challenge to the taxpayer-financed institutions, which Gov. LePage has championed vehemently.
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New rules could hurt Maine drug takeback programs
Federal and state proposals could erode health-care savings and pave the way for less ecologically sound disposal methods.
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Operator of Web charter schools gets a bad grade
A Colorado district slams K12 Inc. – which wants to start up in Maine – for its poor academic results.
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Backer of virtual charter schools defends independence
But the leader of the Charter School Commission says doubts about oversight led to rejections of two applications this week.
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Augusta panel rejects 4 of 5 proposals for new charter schools
The commission denies four applications, including two virtual schools, and gives an initial go-ahead to the proposed Harpswell Coastal Academy.
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U.S. Senate transitions: An incoming independent voice hopes to bridge the divide
Sen.-elect Angus King will work to reform filibuster rules, the banking sector and gun laws.
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Longtime aide Rand to oversee Angus King’s staff
The former manager of the senator-elect’s office and political campaigns was expected to get the job.
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Commentary: Republicans have a Yankee problem
By embracing Southern-style conservatism, the party is all but extinct in the region of its birth.
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War for Maine’s shore
Recent court decisions open new fronts in the battle over ownership and use of the state’s beaches.