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October 16, 2008: National Public Radio highlights career of Margaret Chase Smith
All Things Considered, October 16, 2008 Part Four of the National Public Radio (NPR) series “Radio Diaries” highlights the career of Margaret Chase Smith, the first woman to have her name placed in nomination for the presidency by a major political party. This MP3 audio file features commentary by Janann Sherman, author of No Place for a Woman: A Life …
Read MoreOctober, 2008: A recent Efficiency Maine Biofuels for Maine newsletter cites work done by MCSPC researchers
The October 2008 issue of Efficiency Maine Newsletter cites a recent report, Maine Bioproducts Business Pathway, by MCSPC researcher Kate Dickerson and professor Jonathan Rubin. The paper discusses processes that can be ulitized in a Maine biorefinery to produce ethanol and acetic acid as initial products, with an emphasis on the "near-neutral" process, as well as potential investment, production and …
Read MoreMaine Policy Review (all – 5.6MB): Volume 17, Number 1
Full Version (5.6MB)Summer 2008Volume 17, Number 1 includes articles: The Margaret Chase Smith Essay:"These Very Impelling Reasons Against My Running": Maine Women and Politicsby Mary Cathcart Student PerspectiveThe Boundaries of the Role of Women in Political Lifeby Erin Flynn Place and Prosperity: Quality of Place as an Economic Driverby Catherine J. Reilly and Henry Renski The Clean Water Act in …
Read MoreTo Our Readers: Volume 17, Number 1
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Read MoreThe Margaret Chase Smith Essay: "These Very Impelling Reasons Against My Running": Maine Women and Politics
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Read MoreStudent Perspective: The Boundaries of the Role of Women in Political Life
Each year, the Margaret Chase Smith Library sponsors an essay contest for Maine high school seniors. We feature here Erin Flynn’s 2008 first place prize-winning essay. Students were asked to assess whether the ideals of the 19th Amendment, granting voting rights to women, have been fulfilled and to discuss the social and cultural barriers remaining for women to overcome in …
Read MorePlace and Prosperity: Quality of Place as an Economic Driver
A recent report from the Brookings Institution commissioned by GrowSmart Maine concluded that achieving long-term economic health for Maine depends on preserv-ing and investing in the state’s “quality of place.” In this article, based on a report they did for the Governor’s Council on Maine’s Quality of Place, Catherine Reilly and Henry Renski examine whether quality of place is indeed …
Read MoreThe Clean Water Act in Maine: Goals and Financing
Andrew Fisk gives an overview of the history of the federal Clean Water Act and of Maine’s efforts to improve the quality of the state’s lakes, rivers and streams. He describes how the Clean Water Act works and how its provisions are implemented. While the quality of Maine’s water bodies has improved greatly, much work still remains to be done …
Read MoreThe Parents as Scholars Program: A Maine Success Story
Federal “welfare reform” enacted in 1996 strongly discouraged states from including post-secondary education in their welfare reform programs. As Sandra Butler and Luisa Deprez discuss here, Maine persevered through its Parent as Scholars (PaS) program to make college possible for low-income parents. In this article they report on their long-term follow-up of a cohort of PaS participants, all of them …
Read MoreThe Role of Language Education in Maine's Global Economy
If Mainers are to compete in the global economy, they must be able to communicate effectively across languages and cultures. Laura Lindenfeld and Gisela Hoecherl-Alden examine the history and status of language policies, language education, and language proficiency in the U.S. and Maine. They note that Maine’s public colleges and universities are for the most part unable to support foreign …
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