Articles – 2014
Gotham is Dutch; How New York became North America’s premier global city; The Monocle Magazine Forecast 2015; ESSAYS, Issue 1 (December 2014), pp. 126-127
When Indians ruled Maine’s seas; New research sheds light on the Wabanaki tribes’ use of European sailing vessels – ships they traded for or took by force – during the Colonial era; Maine Sunday Telegram; INSIGHT; 14 December 2014, p. E1
A rare look at the Irving family; New Brunswick’s all-powerful family and the new book by Jacques Poitras that reveals their secrets; Maine Sunday Telegram; INSIGHT; 23 November 2014, p. E1
How did America’s craziest governor get reelected? How the confounding victory of Maine’s Paul LePage helps explain the national GOP wave; Politico Magazine, LETTER FROM, 5 November 2014; PORTLAND, MAINE
In memoriam: Remembering Don Gellers; He was a champion of justice who paid a steep price for helping Maine’s Passamaquoddy tribe; Maine Sunday Telegram; INSIGHT; 26 October 2014, p. E1
Don Gellers, counsel to Passamaquoddy tribe, dies in New York at 78; Gellers, who later became Rabbi Tuvia Ben-Shmuel-Yosef, filed the first Indian land-claims lawsuit against the state of Maine; Portland Press Herald; FRONT PAGE; 10 October 2014, p. A1
Nestle Waters’ bid to sign Fryeburg deal suffers setback; Regulators recommend that a controversial contract with a family-controlled water utility be rejected; Portland Press Herald; FRONT PAGE; 20 September 2014, p. A1
Analyst: Maine ‘grossly overpaid’ for school iPads; A Falmouth consultant says Los Angeles had a 43 percent discount, but Maine got only 14 percent off; Portland Press Herald; FRONT PAGE; 8 September 2014, p. A1
Controversial ex-tribal chief ‘Billy’ Nicholas re-elected at Indian Township; Brothers Leslie Nicholas wins the vice chief spot and Alex Nicholas gains a seat on the tribal council; Portland Press Herald; FRONT PAGE; 4 September 2014, p. A1
Maine losing school laptop program head; Policy director Jeff Mao is leaving the Maine Learning Technology Initiative for a job in the private sector; Portland Press Herald; STATE & LOCAL; 30 August 2014, p. B1
Controversial ex-Passamaquoddy chief wins tribal primary; Billy Nicholas wins an 11-way election after one of his main rivals is stricken from the ballot; Portland Press Herald; STATE & LOCAL; 26 August 2014, p. B1
Andrew Ian Dodge was a man of principle, depth; Obituary for Tea Party organizer and onetime U.S. Senate candidate; Maine Sunday Telegram; INSIGHT; 10 August 2014, p. E1
Family’s quest for justice still burns, a half-century later; Epilogue to the 29-part series; Maine Sunday Telegram; UNSETTLED; 3 August 2014, PLEASANT POINT, MAINE, p. A1
‘We are getting stronger’; Chapter 29 of the 29-part series; Maine Sunday Telegram; UNSETTLED; 27 July 2014, PLEASANT POINT, MAINE, p. A1
Reservation leadership changes, though little else does; Chapter 28 to the 29-part series; Portland Press Herald; UNSETTLED; 26 July 2014, INDIAN TOWNSHIP, MAINE, p. A1
Tribe’s forests, a crucial resource, fall prey from within; Chapter 27 to the 29-part series; Portland Press Herald; UNSETTLED; 25 July 2014, INDIAN TOWNSHIP, MAINE, p. A1
Tribe’s dealings cloaked in secrecy, and distrust festers; Chapter 26 to the 29-part series; Portland Press Herald; UNSETTLED; 24 July 2014, INDIAN TOWNSHIP, MAINE, p. A1
Tribe reels as its own leaders ‘become our oppressors’; Chapter 25 to the 29-part series; Portland Press Herald; UNSETTLED; 23 July 2014, INDIAN TOWNSHIP, MAINE, p. A1
New leader, new scrutiny on where the money goes; Chapter 24 to the 29-part series; Portland Press Herald; UNSETTLED; 22 July 2014, INDIAN TOWNSHIP, MAINE, p. A1
Feds move in, Indian Township governor feels the heat; Chapter 23 to the 29-part series; Portland Press Herald; UNSETTLED; 21 July 2014, INDIAN TOWNSHIP, MAINE, p. A1
The perils of placing trust ‘in the hands of the few’; Chapter 22 of the 29-part series; Maine Sunday Telegram; UNSETTLED; 20 July 2014, INDIAN TOWNSHIP MAINE, p. A1
Disagreement over powers pollutes state, tribal relations; Sidebar to Chapter 22 of the 29-part series; Maine Sunday Telegram; UNSETTLED; 20 July 2014, AUGUSTA, MAINE, p. A11
Commission: Maine lawmakers bypassed tribal approval of 3 laws; The findings prompt some tribal officials to call for repeal of the laws involving saltwater fisheries;Maine Sunday Telegram; NEWS; 20 July 2014, p. A4
As reservation’s rule of law erodes, abuses thrive; Chapter 21 to the 29-part series; Portland Press Herald; UNSETTLED; 19 July 2014, INDIAN TOWNSHIP, MAINE, p. A1
With no constitution, ‘a community … without rules’; Chapter 20 to the 29-part series; Portland Press Herald; UNSETTLED; 18 July 2014, INDIAN TOWNSHIP, MAINE, p. A1
For some in tribe, no right to vote, nowhere to turn; Chapter 19 to the 29-part series; Portland Press Herald; UNSETTLED; 17 July 2014, INDIAN TOWNSHIP, MAINE, p. A1
Land claims settlement bears a powerful curse; Chapter 18 to the 29-part series; Portland Press Herald; UNSETTLED; 16 July 2014, PLEASANT POINT, MAINE, p. A1
The Indians’ trusted adviser capitalizes on his role; Chapter 17 to the 29-part series; Portland Press Herald; UNSETTLED; 15 July 2014, PLEASANT POINT, MAINE, p. A1
Big question looms: ‘Where would we go from here?’; Chapter 16 to the 29-part series; Portland Press Herald; UNSETTLED; 14 July 2014, PLEASANT POINT, MAINE, p. A1
Bombshells, compromises greet an unfolding crisis; Chapter 15 to the 29-part series; Maine Sunday Telegram; UNSETTLED; 13 July 2014, WASHINGTON, D.C, p. A1
Tribe resists injustices, in and out of court settings; Chapter 14 to the 29-part series; Portland Press Herald; UNSETTLED; 12 July 2014, INDIAN TOWNSHIP, MAINE, p. A1
Convict goes, files stay, and land claims case advances; Chapter 13 to the 29-part series; Portland Press Herald; UNSETTLED; 11 July 2014, INDIAN TOWNSHIP, MAINE, p. A1
Tribe’s attorney tries to appeal, but hurdles prove too high; Chapter 12 to the 29-part series; Portland Press Herald; UNSETTLED; 10 July 2014, ELLSWORTH, MAINE, p. A1
Evidence emerges, lending credence to conspiracy; Chapter 11 to the 29-part series; Portland Press Herald; UNSETTLED; 9 July 2014, EASTPORT, MAINE, p. A1
The Eastport sting: Tribe’s attorney comes home to cuffs; Chapter 10 to the 29-part series; Portland Press Herald; UNSETTLED; 8 July 2014, EASTPORT, MAINE, p. A1
Paul LePage Is in Trouble. Again.; Maine’s governor is taking heat for a bizarre series of meetings with extremist groups; Politico Magazine, LETTER FROM, 7 July 2014; PORTLAND, MAINE
‘All the Passamaquoddy want is what belongs to them’; Chapter 9 to the 29-part series; Portland Press Herald; UNSETTLED; 7 July 2014, INDIAN TOWNSHIP, MAINE, p. A1
Against police, in court, tribe’s stuck on losing side; Chapter 8 to the 29-part series; Maine Sunday Telegram; UNSETTLED; 6 July 2014, PLEASANT POINT, MAINE, p. A1
The Passamaquoddy’s land claim case takes shape; Chapter 7 to the 29-part series; Portland Press Herald; UNSETTLED; 5 July 2014, INDIAN TOWNSHIP, MAINE, p. A1
Passamaquoddy’s legal champion becomes a target; Chapter 6 to the 29-part series; Portland Press Herald; UNSETTLED; 4 July 2014, EASTPORT, MAINE, p. A1
‘Beaten before we started’ at a controversial trial; Chapter 5 to the 29-part series; Portland Press Herald; UNSETTLED; 3 July 2014, MACHIAS, MAINE, p. A1
Tepid response from authorities leaves tribe furious; Chapter 4 to the 29-part series; Portland Press Herald; UNSETTLED; 2 July 2014, PLEASANT POINT, MAINE, p. A1
A simmering conflict, stoked by alcohol, erupts; Chapter 3 to the 29-part series; Portland Press Herald; UNSETTLED; 1 July 2014, PLEASANT POINT, MAINE, p. A1
White men from out of state come hunting for girls; Chapter 2 to the 29-part series; Portland Press Herald; UNSETTLED; 30 June 2014, PLEASANT POINT, MAINE, p. A1
An unlikely handshake alters the course of Maine’s history; Chapter 1 to the 29-part series; Maine Sunday Telegram; UNSETTLED; 29 June 2014, EASTPORT, MAINE, p. A1
A 13,000-year journey leads to a breaking point; Prologue to the 29-part series; Maine Sunday Telegram; UNSETTLED; 29 June 2014, ST.CROIX ISLAND, MAINE, p. A11
Ex-tribal finance director pleads guilty to stealing from Passamquoddy tribe; Charles Fourcloud, 59, makes his initial appearance in federal court in Bangor on charges that he stole more than $15,000 by submitting false expense claims;
Portland Press Herald, FRONT PAGE, 19 May 2014, BANGOR, MAINE
Third Maine PUC commissioner recuses himself from Nestle Waters case; Every commissioner has now recused themselves from the case, which involves a conglomerate that pumps and bottles water in Maine under the Poland Spring brand; Portland Press Herald, FRONT PAGE, 10 May 2014, PORTLAND, MAINE
Judge voids ruling by Maine DEP head Aho, calling it “without rational basis”; Judge also criticized conflict of interest issues with her former employer; Portland Press Herald, FRONT PAGE, 14 March 2014, PORTLAND, MAINE
Waffle House and the American Nations; the regional maldistribution of pancake franchises; Washington Monthly, TEN MILES SQUARE, 21 February 2014
Who among us has the stuff of success?; A review of Amy Chua and Jeb Rubenfeld’s The Triple Package; Washington Post, OUTLOOK, 9 February 2014, p. B6
The Last Days of Blackbeard; An exclusive account of the final raid and political maneuvers of history’s most notorious pirate; Smithsonian Magazine, COVER STORY; February 2014
Fired Maine tribal official tries for new job in California with assumed name; The man known in Maine as Charles Fourcloud, a convicted embezzler, faces charges after serving as the Passamaquoddy’s finance director; Portland Press Herald, FRONT PAGE, 22 January 2014, PORTLAND, MAINE
How mild-mannered Maine wound up with America’s craziest governor; Paul LePage explained; Politico Magazine, LETTER FROM, 8 January 2014; PORTLAND, MAINE
COLIN WOODARD is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist. He is the author of six books that have been translated into a dozen foreign languages and inspired an NBC television drama. He is currently Director of Nationhood Lab at the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Affairs at Salve Regina University. As State and National Affairs Writer at the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram he won a 2012 George Polk Award and was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2016. He is a contributing editor at POLITICO and his work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Economist, Smithsonian and dozens of other major publications.