derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Nov 16, 2009, 7:19 am
(Cross Posted @ Augusta Insider) Congresswoman Chellie Pingree secured $473,000 for developing video conferencing in Maine schools.  12 vocational schools and technical centers in 11 counties will r...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Nov 12, 2009, 3:02 am
By Braddock Spear of the Sustainable Ocean Project Fishermen are among the most innovative people in the world. They have to be in order to make a living and survive as an industry. The Midcoast Fish...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Nov 11, 2009, 7:04 am
As Matthew Stone has reported, a new study grading state’s education innovation came out recently.  The study, conducted by the Center for American Progress, the  American Enterprise Institute and...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Nov 10, 2009, 7:45 am
Charter schools are still a hot education topic in Maine.  A meeting in Augusta last month rekindled the fire.  Opponents of charter schools in Maine fear what will become of public schools.  They ...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Nov 6, 2009, 3:29 pm
By Harris Parnell (State Director of The League of Young Voters) On the historic election day of 2008, Equality Maine, the LGBTQ rights group here in Vacationland, worked with hundreds of volunteer...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Nov 5, 2009, 4:20 pm
After a prolonged silence on Question 3 and declaring it was not important enough for a public statement, the MEA wants the glory.  A recent congratulatory email to MEA members has an interesting bit...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Nov 4, 2009, 8:14 pm
(Cross-posted @Augusta Insider) Voters rejected a repeal of school consolidation in Maine yesterday.  Question 3 failed 58% to 42%.  Pundits almost universally predicted Question 3’s failure.  E...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Nov 4, 2009, 8:40 am
Thank you to everyone who voted Yes on 3 and helped the effort.  Now we work to get the changes made that consolidation needs!  I’ll be doing a full analysis of Question 3 later at the Augusta Ins...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Nov 1, 2009, 11:58 am
Portland, Maine (Sunday, November 1, 2009) — This weekend, faith leaders from the Religious Coalition for the Freedom to Marry in Maine, will hold interfaith candlelight vigils in communities across...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 31, 2009, 8:46 am
“Stop Excise Tax Cap” “Stop TABOR” Two bright red stop signs advise this to readers of October’s monthly MEA publication, the Maine Educator.  Questions 2 and 4 on this November’s ballo...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 30, 2009, 5:51 pm
I have been rather vocal about my opinion on Question 3.  I thought it was time to give some others a chance.  I have presented some candidate views on Question 3 in one handy place.  An analysis o...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 30, 2009, 3:55 pm
I’ve just been informed that WCSH 6 and WLBZ 2 will be airing a 6 minute pro and con segment on Question 3 tonight at 6pm.  There’s still time to bring the truth and dispell the fears on repealin...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 28, 2009, 4:36 pm
Yes on 3 has received an important endorsement.  The Maine Parent Teacher Association supports a Yes vote on Question 3 to repeal the current school consolidation law.  The MPTA cites reorganized di...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 28, 2009, 5:27 am
The latest Education Intelligence Agency Communique picked up on the piece I wrote criticizing the Maine Education Association leadership for ignoring school consolidation.  The EIA noted that the ME...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 27, 2009, 5:34 pm
Repeal consolidation and treat all Mainers fairly Sen. David Trahan (R-Waldoboro) Question 3 on the November ballot asks Maine voters to reject the recently enacted law to consolidate Maine schoo...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 27, 2009, 5:28 pm
From Yes on 3 Why Maine should vote YES to Repeal the School Consolidation Law Repealing the law will not cost Maine any money. There was a $36 million reduction in the state budget for educ...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 26, 2009, 10:27 am
Your vote is your voice.  You can make that voice heard earlier than the rest of the crowd in 9 Maine towns this week.  Early voting, which is separate from Maine’s absentee voting program, has be...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 26, 2009, 7:06 am
The purpose of a union is to protect the interests of its members.  The Maine Education Association is a state affiliate of the largest labor union in the United States, the National Education Associ...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 25, 2009, 11:11 am
A post at the Augusta Insider shows that No on 3 has been getting help from corporate interests.  Yes on 3 is largely a grassroots movement.  This is why they need your help.  With a week left unti...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 22, 2009, 8:02 am
Dick Dyer, a member of the Maine Coalition to Save Schools, believes the current school consolidation law should be repealed.  Large districts, with possibly the most room for savings, were given exe...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 21, 2009, 8:29 pm
Portland, Maine (Wednesday, October 21, 2009)— Jesse Connolly, campaign manager for NO on 1/Protect Maine Equality called on Mark Mutty, the Question 1 campaign manager, to stop advertising false st...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 21, 2009, 8:13 pm
Skip Greenlaw of Yes on 3 has released an announcement supporting a repeal of the current consolidation late.  Greenlaw outlines why the law has failed, why it is unfair, how it is too rigid, how it ...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 20, 2009, 7:45 am
The Maine View has interview gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler.  Mr. Cutler is running as an independent.  We discussed his view on education, the economy, Dirigo health care, and more.  Please ...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 19, 2009, 4:17 pm
Speaker Hannah Pingree and former Maine Attorney General Jim Tierney joined together at No on 1 today.  They spoke refuting the education claims made by Yes on 1, as well as other worries.  Speaker ...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 19, 2009, 3:56 pm
A few days ago, I brought you the news that Vermont is considering a similar move to consolidate their school districts.  Vermont officials were keeping their sights on Maine’s consolidation effort...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 18, 2009, 8:38 am
The Portland Daily Sun recently released their November 3rd voter recommendations.  On the issue of school consolidation repeal, Question 3, the PDS recommends a YES vote.  A yes vote will repeal th...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 17, 2009, 10:37 am
A  round-up of stories published Oct 11th – Oct 17th at The Maine View and from other Maine blogs The Maine View published many stories in support of Yes on 3, including a statement from Skip Gree...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 16, 2009, 2:14 pm
Town officials met in Bangor today in support of No on 1.  They reiterated yet again that LD 1020 will end discrimination in civil marriage and continue protecting religious freedoms.  The officials...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 15, 2009, 6:36 pm
The following is Yes On 3’s reply to Gov. Baldacci’s recent email urging Democrats to vote to uphold school consolidation. Stonington-  Repeal of the school consolidation law (question 3 on...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 15, 2009, 3:04 pm
Maine Attorney General Janet Mills has just released her assessment of how LD 1020 (the same-sex marriage law) will impact Maine public school curricula.  AG Mills has gone over Maine laws related to...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 15, 2009, 1:06 pm
The Secretary of State’s office has released its 2009 voter information guide.  The guide provides information on what each question is asking, what they represent, and what a “yes” or “no”...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 15, 2009, 12:36 pm
Our neighbors in Vermont are considering a path familiar to Mainers.  Vermont legislators are debating whether or not they should attempt to consolidate school districts.  Opponents of consolidation...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 14, 2009, 8:47 am
The Maine Green Independent Party has announced its 2009 voter guide.  The guide covers the November 3rd ballot referendum questions, giving voters the Green Party’s opinion on each.  “It is a c...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 14, 2009, 7:14 am
CM Bitter is doing a series this week on their November ballot question picks.  Yesterday they began with Question 1.  Question 1 reads “Do you want to reject the new law that lets same-sex couple...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 14, 2009, 5:19 am
Several groups are seeking to make Maine the 40th state to allow charter schools.  The groups, including the Maine Association of Charter Schools, Democrats for Education Reform, and the National Ass...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 13, 2009, 5:45 pm
From the Maine Coalition to Save Schools The Five Town CSD school board has voted to adopt a proclamation supporting repeal of the school consolidation law on Nov. 3 – a grassroots approach it is...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 13, 2009, 5:00 am
Yes On 3’s Skip Greenlaw has provided The Maine View with his argument for repealing consolidation.  Mr. Greenlaw cites lack of actual savings, harsh penalties, and more in support of a consolidati...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 9, 2009, 3:12 pm
Robert Webster of Blue Hill posted this comment earlier today on a piece featuring a statement from Rep. Seth Berry on school consolidation.  Mr. Webster has given his statement as to why the school ...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 9, 2009, 2:55 pm
No on 1 has received more endorsements from Maine women’s and children’s groups today.  Several groups including the Maine Women’s Lobby, Maine National Organization for Women, Family Planning ...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 9, 2009, 7:23 am
(Originally published as a letter to the editor in the St. John Valley Times, summer 2009) At the turn of the 20th century, the rate of available knowledge used to double every hundred years, now the...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 8, 2009, 7:11 pm
Coming on the heals of a piece analyzing Steve Rowe’s attempt to secure the female vote two other Democratic candidates have followed suit.  As reported in an update to the Rowe article, Rosa Scarc...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 8, 2009, 8:29 am
NO on 1 Campaign Telephone Press Conference to Respond to the Baseless Attack on Maine Teacher of the Year and Other False Claims in the Latest Question 1 Campaign Ad and to Unveil a Response Ad Direc...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 8, 2009, 4:46 am
Before Maine House Majority Whip Seth Berry (D-Bowdoinham) served in the legislature he taught students in New York City.  Rep. Berry has also acted as a consulting teacher in MSAD #57 and other scho...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 7, 2009, 3:57 pm
The campaign against same-sex marriage is becoming unraveled.  Nearly every single argument that has been publicly made in favor of a Yes vote on Question 1 has been refuted.  The claims of rising l...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 7, 2009, 11:01 am
The Maine Green Independent Party has announced that they oppose Question 2 (excise tax) or Question 4 (TABOR II).  Maine Greens believe cutting excise tax only benefits those who can afford to buy a...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 7, 2009, 8:07 am
Numbers don’t say much by themselves. People can take a set of numbers and tell a story. Those who want to keep the current school consolidation law want to tell you a story. They want to tell you c...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 6, 2009, 8:08 am
Former Senate President Beth Edmonds has released a statement asking for contributions to the Steven Rowe campaign. Beth Edmonds served four terms in the State Senate and was elected Senate President ...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 5, 2009, 11:01 am
Newell Augur, the campaign manager for No on 3, has provided The Maine View with a statement as to why school consolidation should stand.  A statement from Yes on 3’s Skip Greenlaw and my opinion o...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 4, 2009, 4:12 pm
Have a story about how school consolidation has impacted your district?  The Repeal Consolidation campaign would like to have your story.  Here is your chance to make your opinion heard.  More deta...
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derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Oct 4, 2009, 3:51 pm
Earlier, Dirigo Blue posted part of a Bangor Daily News editorial on Question 1.  The post contained a piece of the Op/Ed which addressed the claim by Yes on 1 that gay marriage will be forced to be ...
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