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ATTENTION: All new pieces now at Augusta Insider

derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Nov 22, 2009, 8:21 pm
If you’re wondering why I have stopped updating the site there is a reason for that. All of my mew articles are featured in the Maine View section of the Augusta Insider. The archives will remain here for the duration. Please visit me, and all of the other contributors, over at the Augusta Insider...
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Video Conferencing a Boon to Maine Students

derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Nov 16, 2009, 8:19 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 receive part of the grant.  The video conferencing technology allows a class to be broadcast to anyon...
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Guest Post: Maine Fishermen Think Outside the Net

derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Nov 12, 2009, 4:02 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 Fishermen’s Cooperative is changing the way they do business with an eye toward sustainability of their...
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Does Maine Education Make the Grade?

derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Nov 11, 2009, 8:04 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 the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.  The study explored how well states fostered innovations such as cha...
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Charter Schools: The Educational Equivalent of the Snuggie?

derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Nov 10, 2009, 8:45 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 categorize charters as a slight to the hard work done in public schools.  Charters, some believe, u...
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Guest Post: Truth Pressed to the Earth will Rise Again

derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Nov 6, 2009, 4:29 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 volunteers across the state and gathered over 30,000 signatures in favor of marriage equality.  30,000 signatur...
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Now The MEA Wants the Glory

derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Nov 5, 2009, 5:20 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 in its sidebar.  “The voters have spoken”  the email states.  Below that it reads No on 2, N...
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School Consolidation Remains in Place

derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Nov 4, 2009, 9:14 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.  Even those that called victory for Yes on 3 weren’t particularly solid on those predictions.  This ...
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Final Statement From Yes on 3

derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Nov 4, 2009, 9:40 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 Insider.  Read a statement from Skip Greenlaw after the cut. Stonington-  Maine Coalition to Save Sch...
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Religious Coalition for the Freedom to Marry to Hold Interfaith Candlelight Vigils

derek v. posted an article on The Maine View - Nov 1, 2009, 12:58 pm
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 the state to remind people of all faiths to vote NO on Question 1. “We will gather in candlelight...
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