Marine researchers track an elusive endangered whale; Data on the North Atlantic right whale may help scientists save the species from extinction; The Chronicle of Higher Education, RESEARCH, January 13, 2008, GRAND MANAN ISLAND, NEW BRUNSWICK
Hungary's anti-Roma militia grows; Allegedly targeting the criminal activity of the country's minority Roma population, the Magyar Garda style themselves protectors of ethnic Hungarians. Christian Science Monitor, INTERNATIONAL, February 13, 2008, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
The Shame of Maine; the myriad shortcomings of the presidential caucus process; The Bollard Online, OP-ED, February 14, 2008, PORTLAND, MAINE
Communist retro-chic: East bloc icons win new status; Spurred by nostalgia and the sameness of globalization, Communist-era goods make a comeback in Eastern Europe. Christian Science Monitor, FEATURES, March 6, 2008, KOMARNO, SLOVAKIA
Eastport's power trip; a new generation of tidal energy projects on Passamaquoddy Bay; Port City Life, FEATURE, March 2008, EASTPORT, MAINE, pp. 58-63
Suburban sprawl pollutes Hungary; Eastern Europe trades old environmental problems for new some ones. Christian Science Monitor, INTERNATIONAL, March 19, 2008, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
Scotia Prince: Where is she now?; the old Portland-Yarmouth ferry on sale now in France; The Bollard Online, GOSSIP, April 18, 2008, PORTLAND, MAINE
For Bosnia's Future; In the divided country, a professor crosses ethnic lines to teach a new generation; The Chronicle of Higher Education, NOTES FROM ACADEME, May 1 2008, PALE, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
Fueling Victory; inside Pew's successful campaign to raise fuel economy standards in the US, Trust, COVER STORY, Spring 2008, p. 2.
Ignoring early Maine; Surprising oversights in Nathaniel Philbrick's Mayflower; Working Waterfront, COLUMN, May 2008, PORTLAND, MAINE
Post-Ponzi scheme, Grenada to reopen offshore sector; Outlandish fraud bilked investors of $170 million in 2002. Now, the Caribbean nation vows to change its oversight – and its international reputation, Christian Science Monitor, INTERNATIONAL, May 30, 2008, ST GEORGE'S, GRENADA
First Island; The rugged isle of Damariscove is where New england really began, Down East, FEATURE, July 2008, DAMARISCOVE ISLAND, MAINE
Chump Change; why cruise ships may be a bad deal for Portland; The Bollard, COVER STORY, June 2008, PORTLAND, MAINE, pp. 14-21
American visits to Canada hit 36-year low; weak dollar, high gas prices, tight border controls conspire against industry; Christian Science Monitor, INTERNATIONAL, July 7, 2008, MONTREAL
Right whales entangled by politics; to reseacher's dismay, measures to save the rare animals are held up by White House; Christian Science Monitor, ENVIRONMENT, August 27, 2008, SAINT JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK
