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Volume
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Number 2: Fall 1997
Features
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Margaret Chase Smith Essay
NIMBY or Citizen
Participation?
by Bruce Clary
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Highway to controversy: The Maine Turnpike and the
way life should be
by Charles S. Colgan
Whether
to widen the turnpike has been a source of heated debate
for many years. In this forum, Charles Colgan traces the
events leading up to the current impasse, covering the
arguments for and against widening and summarizing the
extensive study of the issue. He concludes that widening
is necessary but irrelevant to the larger debate at
hand, which will not be resolved by a six-lane or
four-lane turnpike.
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Increasing
postsecondary enrollments in Maine: Changes needed in
higher education policies
David L. Silvernail
Why
does Maine rank so low in higher education
participation? What factors may be influencing whether
Maine citizens pursue education beyond high school?
Rather than suggesting student aspirations are low,
David Silvernail addresses how well Maine's
higher-education systems are doing in terms of factors
like accessibility and cost. by
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Overcoming
barriers, building on strengths: Maine women look at
aspirations
Four prominent Maine
women-Kay Rand, Laurie Lachance, Gilda Nardone, and
Francine Stark-talk about aspirations. In a wide-ranging
discussion they explore whether the definition of
aspirations may be permitted to vary by county or region
of the state, what factors contribute to the problem
being identified as a lack of aspirations, and whether
rural parts of Maine and women are particularly
disadvantage
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Why sprawl is a
problem: An MPR interview with Evan Richert
Sprawl, the phenomenon of
people spreading out across the landscape, has
implications for Maine's fiscal integrity, quality of
environment, and character of communities. Evan Richert
describes such effects and points out that this state
encourages sprawl through many of its policies and
funding incentives. To curb sprawl, Richert calls for
statewide dialogue and marketplace solutions.
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A critical exegesis of
Maine's creaky tax code
by Peter Mills
Peter Mills' thorough and
candid assessment of Maine's tax code suggests a great
deal needs fixing. Mills offers his perspective on what
changes are needed-like reducing the sales tax rate and
eliminating the BETR/TIF "double dip." In
proposing such solutions, Mills challenges legislators
and other state leaders to transcend political
expediency.
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Commentaries
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Views on widening the
Maine Turnpike Safety and economics: Key reasons for
widening the turnpike
by Ellen Bickmore
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Convenience, necessity,
and fairness: Some questions about widening the turnpike
by Lloyd Irland
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Widening the Maine
Turnpike: The time is now
by Dana Connors
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Widening the Maine
Turnpike would invite major costs
by Everett B. Carson
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More on tax reform A
legislative perspective
by Steven Rowe
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Tax revenue targeting as
the anchor for tax reform
by Evan Richert
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A municipal retrospective
on comprehensive tax reform
by Christopher G. Lockwood
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Maine's tax structure:
Tax reform or government reform and economic development
by Rick Douglas
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Mainewatch
Institute explores sustainable forestry practice and
policy
by Christopher "Kit" St. John
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Contributions
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