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MPR Volume 22, No. 1 (Special Issue) – Libraries and Information
The latest issue of Maine Policy Review (Volume 22, No. 1) is available on Digital Commons. This special issue looks at Libraries and Information, and how libraries have been a key part of the transformation that has occurred in how we use and acquire information. Included in MPR are articles about the digital environment that libraries must navigate; the collaboration …
Read MoreBiofuels development in Maine: using trees to oil the wheels of sustainability
The Bangor Daily News published a shortened version of a Maine Policy Review article by Caroline L. Noblet, Mario F. Teisl, Katherine H. Farrow and Jonathan Rubin that provided a summary of survey results regarding Mainer’s and New Englander’s perceptions and understanding of biofuels and cellulosic ethanol (found at http://bangordailynews.com/2013/03/12/opinion/biofuels-development-in-maine-using-trees-to-oil-the-wheels-of-sustainability/). The full Maine Policy Review article can be found at http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mpr/. …
Read MoreThe changing winds on outdoor smoke-free policies in Maine
The Bangor Daily News published a shortened version of a Maine Policy Review article by Suzanne Roy, Sarah Mayberry and David E. Harris that looked at outdoor smoke-free policies, found at http://bangordailynews.com/2013/02/22/opinion/the-changing-winds-on-outdoor-smoke-free-policies-in-maine/. The full Maine Policy Review article can be found at http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mpr/.
Read MoreLessons learned about school district reorganization in Maine
The Bangor Daily News published a shortened version of a Maine Policy Review article by Janet Fairman and Christine Donis-Keller that provided an analysis of the school district consolidation law enacted in Maine in 2007. The Bangor Daily News article can be found at http://bangordailynews.com/2013/02/08/opinion/lessons-learned-about-school-district-reorganization-in-maine-2/; the full Maine Policy Review article can be found at http://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mpr/.
Read MoreMPR on DigitalCommons
Maine Policy Review is now available on DigitalCommons.
Read MoreMaine Policy Review Vol. 21 No. 1
SPECIAL ISSUE: SUSTAINABILITY Volume 21, Number 1 [Download full issue as PDF] Letter from the Editor [Download PDF] TABLE OF CONTENTS MARGARET CHASE SMITH ESSAY Sustainability: The Challenges and the Promise by Senator George J. Mitchell [Download PDF] ARTICLES INTRODUCTION Interview with Robert Kates, Pathfinder in Sustainability Science Advancing Science and Improving Quality of Place: Linking Knowledge with Action …
Read MoreMaine Policy Review
Maine Policy Review publishes timely, independent, peer-reviewed analysis of public policy issues relevant to the state of Maine. Since its founding in 1991, the journal has become recognized as a definitive source of objective information and for its thoughtful coverage of current and emerging policy issues. Maine Policy Review is published jointly two times per year by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy …
Read MoreMaine Policy Review Vol. 20 No. 1
SPECIAL ISSUE: FOOD Volume 20, Number 1 [Download full issue as PDF] Letter from the Editor [Download PDF] TABLE OF CONTENTS MARGARET CHASE SMITH ESSAYS INTRODUCTION FARMING FISHING GOOD FOOD FOR ALL ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCES AND FOOD SAFETY THE FOOD SYSTEM WORKFORCE PRESENT AND FUTURE INVESTING IN MAINE’S FOOD SYSTEM REGIONAL AND LOCAL APPROACHES
Read MoreMaine Policy Review: Volume 20, Number 1 Special Issue: Food
Maine Policy Review (ISSN 1064-2587) publishes independent, peer-reviewed analyses of public policy issues relevant to Maine.The journal is published two times per year by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine and the Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan. The material published within does not necessarily reflect the views of the Margaret Chase Smith Library or …
Read MoreMaine Policy Review essay mentioned in Lewiston Sun Journal editorial
The Margaret Chase Smith essay by Peter Mills, "Bite-Sized Democracy: The Virtues of Incremental Change," published in the summer/fall 2010 issue of Maine Policy Review, was cited in a Lewiston Sun Journal editorial which questioned a proposed state regulatory reform package. Mills is a former Republican legislator and gubernatorial candidate. You can download a PDF of the article by clicking on …
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