Muskie in the News
2005
January 13, 2005
As partner to a 15 state project studying the effects of urbanization on farming, Professor
Mark Lapping spoke with the
Daily Nebraskan, saying, "Increasingly, farmers are finding it very difficult to
maintain their farmland base, especially those in the rural-urban fringe areas around cities,
where the pressures of sprawl appear to be the greatest."
February 24, 2005
Professor Evan Richert discussed with
the Times Record Brunswick's plan to endorse a regional project aimed at reducing traffic
congestion, improving road safety and preserving scenic character along a 100-mile stretch of U.S.
Route 1. Richert is serving as a consultant for the project.
March 24 & 25, 2005
The Bangor Daily News and the Portland Press Herald reported on the release of the
2004 Crime & Justice Data Book, published by the Maine Statistical Analysis Center (housed at the
Muskie School). The author of the report, Mark
Rubin of the Muskie School, is quoted.
April 18, 2005
A front page article on the problems facing Maine and its aging population appeared in MaineBiz.
Professor Charlie Colgan is quoted as saying:
"The defining issue of Maine policy going forward will be the war between health care and education."
May 3, 2005
The Kennebec Journal reports on Professor Charlie
Colgan's advice to members of the state's Taxation Committee concerning the future of
tax reform in Maine. Colgan recommends diversifying revenue sources that rely too heavily on automobile
sales and construction goods.
June 10, 2005
Professor Mark Lapping was interviewed by Howard
Berkes for a story on National Public Radio's Morning Edition entitled "Rural Maine Towns Give Up on Self
Government." The story is available in the Archives section of the National
Public Radio web site.
June 16, 2005
Project coordinator Elise Scala discussed with the
Portland Press Herald the goals of a three year program focused on improving patient care and care-giving
for the elderly in Maine. "We're looking at changing the culture, both for the workers and residents, so they
experience more of a home environment," Scala said. The Muskie School is working on public education for the
program, which will be run by the Northern New England LEADS Institute.
September 7, 2005
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Professor Jack Kartez
submitted an op-ed to the Portland Press Herald in which he discusses how much of the knowledge gained over
the years concerning how to handle disasters is rarely used. The full text of
this article can be found here.
October 7, 2005
As reported in an article appearing in the Kennebec Journal, Muskie Senior Policy Analyst
Larry Glantz is working with the state on a four-year project
to increase employment among those with disabilities. According to a survey conducted in April, only 12% of Maine businesses
said that they were employing someone with a mental or physical disability.
