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Far from Canada Border, U.S. detains foreign students; Border Patrol's use
of "internal checkpoints" snare entirely legal visitors; Chronicle of Higher
Education, INTERNATIONAL, 9 January 2011, OLD TOWN, MAINE
of "internal checkpoints" snare entirely legal visitors; Chronicle of Higher
Education, INTERNATIONAL, 9 January 2011, OLD TOWN, MAINE
Red State, Blue State; the 2010 elections shifted political power in Maine, but
how much?; Down East, TALK OF MAINE, January 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE.
how much?; Down East, TALK OF MAINE, January 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE.
Maine's Tea Party Governor Paul LePage to NAACP: 'Kiss My Butt'; The Daily
Beast, POLITICS, 14 January 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
Beast, POLITICS, 14 January 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
Governing with the Gloves Off; Maine’s new Tea Party–backed governor, Paul
LePage, has generated more bad press than most state politicians do in a
lifetime. Will it hurt his agenda?; Newsweek.com, POLITICS, 25 January
2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
LePage, has generated more bad press than most state politicians do in a
lifetime. Will it hurt his agenda?; Newsweek.com, POLITICS, 25 January
2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
LePage's Secret Bankers; How much the governor really owes, and to which
special-interest groups; Portland Phoenix, NEWS FEATURES, 19 January
2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
special-interest groups; Portland Phoenix, NEWS FEATURES, 19 January
2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
Mud Wrestling; the 2010 elections were the ugliest in memory; who paid for
all the dirty ads?; Down East, TALK OF MAINE, February 2011, PORTLAND,
MAINE.
all the dirty ads?; Down East, TALK OF MAINE, February 2011, PORTLAND,
MAINE.
LePage's Secret Puppeteers; How Maine's governor outsourced his regulatory
reform policies to the state's top lobbyists ; Portland Phoenix, COVER STORY,
10 February 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
reform policies to the state's top lobbyists ; Portland Phoenix, COVER STORY,
10 February 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
Scarcelli’s firm takes heat in Mississippi; former gubernatorial candiate and
prospective US Senator in dispute with her mom ; Portland Phoenix, THIS
JUST IN, 10 February 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
prospective US Senator in dispute with her mom ; Portland Phoenix, THIS
JUST IN, 10 February 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
LePage nominates fisherman/diplomat to head DMR; Norman Olsen, said to
be intriguing pick; Working Waterfront; PARALLEL 44; February 2011,
PORTLAND, MAINE.
be intriguing pick; Working Waterfront; PARALLEL 44; February 2011,
PORTLAND, MAINE.
Working Waterfront, R.I.P?; Portland makes some risky changes to the city's
storied waterfront zoning regime; Down East, TALK OF MAINE, March 2011,
PORTLAND, MAINE.
storied waterfront zoning regime; Down East, TALK OF MAINE, March 2011,
PORTLAND, MAINE.
Canadian TV producers: "We don't really hate America."; US diplomatic
cables suggested Canadian TV seeks to “twist current events to feed long-
standing negative images of the US.".; Christian Science Monitor,
INTERNATIONAL, 24 March 2011, MONTREAL
cables suggested Canadian TV seeks to “twist current events to feed long-
standing negative images of the US.".; Christian Science Monitor,
INTERNATIONAL, 24 March 2011, MONTREAL
Canadian Ph.D.'s See Downside in Global Goals; does the pursuit of
internationalization and "excellence" in faculty hiring have unintended
consequences? ; Chronicle of Higher Education, INTERNATIONAL, 10 April
2011, MONTREAL
internationalization and "excellence" in faculty hiring have unintended
consequences? ; Chronicle of Higher Education, INTERNATIONAL, 10 April
2011, MONTREAL
'Academic Freedom' Offers Little Protection Against New Efforts to Obtain
Professors' E-Mails; using freedom of information laws for political purposes.
Chronicle of Higher Education, FACULTY, 29 March 2011
Professors' E-Mails; using freedom of information laws for political purposes.
Chronicle of Higher Education, FACULTY, 29 March 2011
Fire of Patriotism; Maine and the U.S. Civil War; Down East, FEATURES, April
2011, PORTLAND, MAINE.
2011, PORTLAND, MAINE.
Maine nuke reports missing; why did state officials stop filing reports on the
nuclear waste stored at the former Maine Yankee nuclear plant? ; Portland
Phoenix, THIS JUST IN, 30 March 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
nuclear waste stored at the former Maine Yankee nuclear plant? ; Portland
Phoenix, THIS JUST IN, 30 March 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
The Great Rollback; Maine Gov. Paul LePage's effort to scale-back Maine's
environmental protections hits bipartisan resistance; Down East, TALK OF
MAINE, May 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE.
environmental protections hits bipartisan resistance; Down East, TALK OF
MAINE, May 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE.
Maine's Madman Governor Stikes Again; The Daily Beast, POLITICS, 16 April
2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
Fearing the Atom; Maine, nuclear waste, and nuclear power in the
post-tsunami era; Down East, TALK OF MAINE, June 2011, WISCASSET,
MAINE.
post-tsunami era; Down East, TALK OF MAINE, June 2011, WISCASSET,
MAINE.
GOP lawmakers want to do DeCoster a favor; bill would free infamous egg
magnate from minimum wage, overtime, unions ; Portland Phoenix, THIS
JUST IN, 27 April 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
magnate from minimum wage, overtime, unions ; Portland Phoenix, THIS
JUST IN, 27 April 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
Tidal turbines: new sparks of hope for green energy beneath the waves;
Christian Science Monitor, INNOVATION, 16 May 2011, EASTPORT, MAINE
Christian Science Monitor, INNOVATION, 16 May 2011, EASTPORT, MAINE
Two novels present Maine: the way life is; review of Jim Nichols' Hull Creek
and Crash Berry's Sex, Drugs and Blueberries, The Working Waterfront
PARALLEL 44, May 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
and Crash Berry's Sex, Drugs and Blueberries, The Working Waterfront
PARALLEL 44, May 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
Bad Egg; How does Jack DeCoster keep getting away with it?; Down East,
TALK OF MAINE, July 2011, AUGUSTA, MAINE.
TALK OF MAINE, July 2011, AUGUSTA, MAINE.
Disclose No Evil; Maine Yankee nuclear waste reports, federal law, and
security; Portland Phoenix, THIS JUST IN, 25 May 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
security; Portland Phoenix, THIS JUST IN, 25 May 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
After Death Threats to Climate Researchers, Australian Universities Take
Tough Protection Measures ; Chronicle of Higher Education, GLOBAL, 9
June 2011
Tough Protection Measures ; Chronicle of Higher Education, GLOBAL, 9
June 2011
How the GOP rammed through huge changes in Maine’s health-care system;
Portland Phoenix, COVER STORY, 9 June 2011, AUGUSTA, MAINE
Portland Phoenix, COVER STORY, 9 June 2011, AUGUSTA, MAINE
The Tipping Point; In Maine, a debate over democracy, development, and
LURC has the future of the North Woods hanging in the balance; Down East,
TALK OF MAINE, August 2011, GREENVILLE, MAINE.
LURC has the future of the North Woods hanging in the balance; Down East,
TALK OF MAINE, August 2011, GREENVILLE, MAINE.
The LePage Files; Confidential administration dossiers show governor is
skilled at copying corporate and lobbyist wish lists Portland Phoenix, COVER
STORY, 20 July 2011, AUGUSTA, MAINE
skilled at copying corporate and lobbyist wish lists Portland Phoenix, COVER
STORY, 20 July 2011, AUGUSTA, MAINE
Not so public testimony; why is testimony before Maine's legislature so hard to
get access to?; The Working Waterfront PARALLEL 44, July 2011, AUGUSTA,
MAINE
get access to?; The Working Waterfront PARALLEL 44, July 2011, AUGUSTA,
MAINE
Cleaning up the Turnpike; Can Peter Mills rescue the Maine Turnpike
Authority, post-scandal?; Down East, TALK OF MAINE, September 2011,
PORTLAND, MAINE.
Authority, post-scandal?; Down East, TALK OF MAINE, September 2011,
PORTLAND, MAINE.
The History of Torture; Why we can't give it up; MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of
Military History, FEATURE, Summer 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
Military History, FEATURE, Summer 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
Gov. LePage to nominate favored lobbyist to MPBN board; Ann Robinson
would join oversight of the public broadcaster; Portland Phoenix, THIS JUST
IN, 17 August 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
would join oversight of the public broadcaster; Portland Phoenix, THIS JUST
IN, 17 August 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
Seated By The Sea: The Maritime History of Portland Maine and its Irish
Longshoremen; book review; New England Quarterly, Vol. 84, No. 3,
REVIEWS, September 2011.
Longshoremen; book review; New England Quarterly, Vol. 84, No. 3,
REVIEWS, September 2011.
LePage's Koch Brothers Connection Revealed; Ann Robinson is the Maine
co-chair of ALEC; Portland Phoenix, THIS JUST IN, 7 September 2011,
PORTLAND, MAINE
co-chair of ALEC; Portland Phoenix, THIS JUST IN, 7 September 2011,
PORTLAND, MAINE
The Real U.S. Map, a Country of Regions (Part 1); Excerpt from American
Nations; Bloomberg View / Bloomberg Businessweek, VIEW, 28 September
2011
Nations; Bloomberg View / Bloomberg Businessweek, VIEW, 28 September
2011
The Real U.S. Map, a Country of Regions (Part 2); Excerpt from American
Nations; Bloomberg View / Bloomberg Businessweek, VIEW, 29 September
2011
Nations; Bloomberg View / Bloomberg Businessweek, VIEW, 29 September
2011
The Real U.S. Map, a Country of Regions (Part 3); Excerpt from American
Nations; Bloomberg View / Bloomberg Businessweek, VIEW, 2 October 2011
Nations; Bloomberg View / Bloomberg Businessweek, VIEW, 2 October 2011
The Real U.S. Map, a Country of Regions (Part 4); Excerpt from American
Nations; Bloomberg View / Bloomberg Businessweek, VIEW, 3 October 2011
Nations; Bloomberg View / Bloomberg Businessweek, VIEW, 3 October 2011
The Real U.S. Map, a Country of Regions (Part 5); Excerpt from American
Nations; Bloomberg View / Bloomberg Businessweek, VIEW, 4 October 2011
Nations; Bloomberg View / Bloomberg Businessweek, VIEW, 4 October 2011
A History of America's 11 Nations; Excerpt from American Nations; Rolling
Stone.com, POLITICS, 6 October 2011
Stone.com, POLITICS, 6 October 2011
The Olsen Affair; The skinny on the fiery resignation of Maine's Marine
Resources Commissioner; Down East, TALK OF MAINE, October 2011,
PORTLAND, MAINE.
Resources Commissioner; Down East, TALK OF MAINE, October 2011,
PORTLAND, MAINE.
Running for president of 11 Nations; America's regional cultures and the
challenge of presidential campaigms; Zocalo Public Square, NEXUS, 12
October 2011, WASHINGTON, D.C.
challenge of presidential campaigms; Zocalo Public Square, NEXUS, 12
October 2011, WASHINGTON, D.C.
The roots of American disunity; Washington Post.com, POLITICAL
BOOKWORM, 14 October 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
BOOKWORM, 14 October 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
A Geography Lesson for the Tea Party; Even as the movement’s grip tightens
on the GOP, its influence is melting away across vast swaths of America,
thanks to centuries-old regional traditions that few of us understand.;
Washington Monthly, FEATURES, November, 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE.
on the GOP, its influence is melting away across vast swaths of America,
thanks to centuries-old regional traditions that few of us understand.;
Washington Monthly, FEATURES, November, 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE.
The Great Divide; What really divides Americans; Arizona Republic,
VIEWPOINT, 30 October 2011, WASHINGTON, D.C.
VIEWPOINT, 30 October 2011, WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Maine Effect; Maine in the making of Yankeedom and the nation; Down
East, TALK OF MAINE, November 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE.
East, TALK OF MAINE, November 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE.
The 2011 elections, the Tea Party, and the American Nations; What the
off-year election results in Maine, Ohio, Kentucky, and Mississippi can tell us
about the future prospects of the Tea Party's Deep Southern agenda.;
Washington Monthly Online, TEN MILES SQUARE, 10 November, 2011,
AUGUSTA, MAINE.
off-year election results in Maine, Ohio, Kentucky, and Mississippi can tell us
about the future prospects of the Tea Party's Deep Southern agenda.;
Washington Monthly Online, TEN MILES SQUARE, 10 November, 2011,
AUGUSTA, MAINE.
Who bankrolled Portland's mayoral candidates?; Following the money in the
first elected mayor race in 88 years in Maine's largest city; Portland Phoenix,
THIS JUST IN, 2 November 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
first elected mayor race in 88 years in Maine's largest city; Portland Phoenix,
THIS JUST IN, 2 November 2011, PORTLAND, MAINE
LePage's transparency problem; Maine's governor has a peculiar stance
toward public records requests; Portland Phoenix, THIS JUST IN, 9
November 2011, AUGUSTA, MAINE
toward public records requests; Portland Phoenix, THIS JUST IN, 9
November 2011, AUGUSTA, MAINE
How "Occupy" found a home on the range; The geography of the Occupy Wall
Street movement, as seen via American Nations.; Washington Monthly
Online, TEN MILES SQUARE, 17 November, 2011
Street movement, as seen via American Nations.; Washington Monthly
Online, TEN MILES SQUARE, 17 November, 2011
Can the Dems flip Utah? Mitt Romney, Yankeedom, and the progressive
strain of Mormonism; Washington Monthly Online, TEN MILES SQUARE, 25
November, 2011
strain of Mormonism; Washington Monthly Online, TEN MILES SQUARE, 25
November, 2011
Jon Huntsman's conquest of Yankeedom; Mitt Romney, Yankeedom, and the
progressive strain of Mormonism; Washington Monthly Online, TEN MILES
SQUARE, 17 December 2011, PLYMOUTH, N.H.
progressive strain of Mormonism; Washington Monthly Online, TEN MILES
SQUARE, 17 December 2011, PLYMOUTH, N.H.
On the Takings; who is behind Maine's regulatory takings bill?; Portland
Phoenix, THIS JUST IN, 21 December 2011, AUGUSTA, MAINE
Phoenix, THIS JUST IN, 21 December 2011, AUGUSTA, MAINE
Regional Execution; the geography of capital punishment in the U.S., as seen
via American Nations; Washington Monthly Online, TEN MILES SQUARE, 9
December 2011
via American Nations; Washington Monthly Online, TEN MILES SQUARE, 9
December 2011