A report by Dr. Marcella Sorg, Research Professor at the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, shows that fatalities due to drug overdoses increased by 4% compared to 2018. A preponderance of the drug overdoses were accidental and caused by illicit non-pharmaceutical substances. A NewsCenter Maine report highlighted the work of Dr. Sorg and noted that […]
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Research Associate at the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, Megan Bailey, will be presenting at the Maine Aquaculture Research, Development and Education Summit on Friday, January 17. Part of her research at the Center focuses on the economic impact of Maine’s aquaculture industry and she will be discussing her preliminary findings at the conference. The […]
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Director of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, Jonathan Rubin, will be the presiding officer for Lectern Session 1764 at the 99th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine on Wednesday, January 15. The session, entitled “Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Transportation: State Best Practices and […]
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by Gail Dana-Sacco Indigenous languages reflect an understanding of the Universe that recognizes the dynamic energy fundamental to all our relationships. We realize, for instance, that dawn does not happen in an instant, but rather through chqoo-wubg,1 a rhythmic daily process that brings us into light. Chqoo-waban-a-kee-hq, the Indigenous peoples of this area, now known as the state […]
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by Linda Cross Godfrey July 13, 1964, might have been any other hot summer Saturday on a farm outside the small town of East Tawas, Michigan. A junior in high school, it was my turn to vacuum the family living room. Turning on the television for distraction, I came upon the opening ceremonies for the […]
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by Susan J. Hunter If asked, I think most people would say that they know a leader when they see one. That person with the highest—and sometimes longest—title. The occupant of the corner office. The loudest voice or highest paid. But I’m drawn to a different definition of leadership. In that definition, leadership is derived […]
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by Ted Ames As a retired commercial fisherman— in addition to being a researcher and volunteer—I have a particular interest in how the shoreside world perceives fishermen, especially because we are often portrayed as frustrated antagonists of management and oppositional to enviros.” Fishermen’s participation in science, however, has the potential to change that perception. Are […]
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by Angus King Let me first begin by discussing why I want to talk about climate change and then I will talk about climate change itself. I have found from working in public policy now for 20-plus years that it’s relatively easy to find solutions and develop policy if you have a widespread understanding of […]
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