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MLGPA News Periodicals
University of Southern Maine USM Digital Commons MLGPA News Periodicals 6-2001 MLGPA News (June 2001) David Garrity Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/mlgpa_news Part of the American Politics Commons, American Studies Commons, and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons Recommended Citation Garrity, David, "MLGPA News (June 2001)" (2001). MLGPA News. 41. https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/mlgpa_news/41 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Periodicals at USM Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in MLGPA News by an authorized administrator of USM Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. M.aine Lesbian Gay P<>litical Alliance MlG PJt'~News, HARD WORK, VIGILANCE PAYS OFF IN AUGUSTA SPECIAL PRIDE Several major victories move LGBT movement forward EDITION AUG USTA . MLGPA has been wicked single one of their bills has since been ANTl·GAY SEX EDUCATION BILL busy in the State House this session. killed or voted down, including: June 2001 Anti-gay forces from the Right, who The worst bill of the session was LD expected us to be weakened and helpless • A ban °0 gay people from child 1261 , "An Act to Promote Absti- adoptions and foster parenting · s Ed · " d after our loss last November, got a big nence ID ex ucat100, sponsore surprise. This session , MLGPA not only • A block of domestic partnership by Rep . MacDougall (R-Berwick) blocked a number of anti-gay efforts, but benefits for state employees; and Seo . McAlevey (R- York). -
Helping Mainers find Their Way Home
Helping Mainers find their way home. It’s impossible to measure the true impact of a safe, warm, affordable home. Because it does so much more than provide shelter from the storm. It helps us live healthier. Feel more confident. Pursue our dreams. And help others do the same. The Foundation As MaineHousing looks back is Poured on its first 50 years 1969-1972 we’re proud of how we never lost sight of this. Even when the economy was struggling or a project wasn’t panning out, our priority has always been helping In the 1960s, it was easier than ever for tourists Mainers find the living spaces they deserve. to experience the wonders of Vacationland. The This is the real legacy of MaineHousing. Maine Turnpike had been extended to Augusta, Helping people find themselves, after clearing the way for folks “from away.” But for finding their way home. many people living in Maine year-round, and looking for a good home, times were tough. Maine communities asked 1969 – 1972 for housing assistance in MaineHousing’s first year. $ From the start of his term, Curtis advocated for the 96 68,500 creation of a Maine State Housing Authority. And those efforts came to fruition in July 1969, when MaineHousing’s the state legislature passed “An Act to Create a first-year budget State Housing Authority.” The brand-new Housing Authority (MaineHousing) began its first year with a $68,500 budget and five commissioners overseeing it, including its first director, Eben Ewell. By the end of the year, 96 communities had reached out to the new organization for housing assistance. -
Judith Magyar Isaacson Papers, 1945-1999
Judith Magyar Isaacson papers, 1945-1999 This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on August 01, 2019. Describing Archives: A Content Standard Maine Women Writers Collection Abplanalp Library University of New England 716 Stevens Avenue Portland, Maine 04103 [email protected] URL: http://www.une.edu/mwwc Judith Magyar Isaacson papers, 1945-1999 Table of Contents Summary Information .................................................................................................................................... 3 Biographical/Historical Note ......................................................................................................................... 3 Collection Scope and Content ....................................................................................................................... 4 Arrangement ................................................................................................................................................... 4 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................ 4 Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Controlled Access Headings .......................................................................................................................... 5 Collection Inventory ...................................................................................................................................... -
2011 Annual Report
Helping women succeed in their workplace, business, and community. 2011 Annual Report Helping to turn “dreams into “I am thankful there is a reality” is what Women, Work, program available to women and Community has been in Maine to help make their doing for over thirty years. dreams a reality. Thank you Whether putting a business plan together, charting a new career path, or gaining control over one’s financial future, we offer tools, for working with me to facilitate learning, and provide connections to resources and get my business up and opportunities. Many of our participants are coping with the loss of running.” a job, a home, a family member or other significant life transition. In their own words, participants let us know the value of what we do, the effect it has on their ability to “create a better future”. In 2008, we began a two year research and evaluation project, funded by the US Department of Labor, to test the notion that setting clear goals and having a plan would result in better outcomes for “I know I am not alone.” the individuals we serve. For the past three years, we have focused (the group) has given me on: delivering core services in the areas of career development, microenterprise, and money management; providing consistent, positive support to keep quality training with clear expectations; and monitoring short-term going towards my goals.” and long term outcomes for program graduates. Preliminary evaluation findings are encouraging: three months after taking a class, participants report the training helped them set goals, they have made progress towards them, and remain confident that they are attainable. -
Hall of Fame Brochure
INDUCTION CEREMONY Maine Women’s Hall of Fame The annual Induction Ceremony held on the third Saturday of March each The Maine Women’s Hall of Fame year is an outstanding public event was founded in 1990 by the Maine when one or two women of Federation of Business and (State) (Zip) (State) achievement are honored. Professional Women. Other co- Each year the ceremony has been sponsors are BPW/Maine Futurama Email: [email protected] Email: Foundation and the University of held at the University of Maine at Augusta during the month of March, Maine at Augusta (UMA). in observance of Women’s History Month. The BPW/Maine Futurama Foundation is establishing the Maine The photographs and citations are on Women’s Hall of Fame Library Books for Library Books permanent display at UMA’s Collection. Books by/about Maine Honoring Maine Women (City) Bennett D. Katz Library. Women’s Hall of Fame inductees and since 1990 Maine women in general are being The impressive Induction Ceremony collected. honors the inductee(s) with a 103 County Road, Oakland, ME 04963 ME Oakland, Road, County 103 Co-Sponsors presentation by family, friends and Email: co-workers, culminating with the presentation of a certificate. Endowment BPW/Maine A Silver Tea is held in conjunction Websites: with the Induction Ceremony to honor our inductee(s). www.bpwmefoundation.org www.uma.edu/community/maine-womens-hall-of-fame/ (Street or P.O. Box) or (Street BPW/Maine Past State Presidents have contributed greatly to the success of the Silver Tea. My check is enclosed. -
Katz, Bennett Oral History Interview Jeremy Robitaille
Bates College SCARAB Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library 7-13-2001 Katz, Bennett oral history interview Jeremy Robitaille Follow this and additional works at: http://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh Recommended Citation Robitaille, Jeremy, "Katz, Bennett oral history interview" (2001). Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection. 190. http://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh/190 This Oral History is brought to you for free and open access by the Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library at SCARAB. It has been accepted for inclusion in Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection by an authorized administrator of SCARAB. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Interview with Bennett Katz by Jeremy Robitaille Summary Sheet and Transcript Interviewee Katz, Bennett Interviewer Robitaille, Jeremy Date July 13, 2001 Place Augusta, Maine ID Number MOH 305 Use Restrictions © Bates College. This transcript is provided for individual Research Purposes Only ; for all other uses, including publication, reproduction and quotation beyond fair use, permission must be obtained in writing from: The Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, 70 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, Maine 04240-6018. Biographical Note Bennett Katz was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and grew up mostly in Boston. He was president of his high school class at Roxbury Memorial High School. His mother was Frances Wolk Katz. His father was Samuel Katz, a salesman for Rival Foods. Bennett Katz attended Tufts University as a commuter student while working fulltime. After graduating in 1940, he joined the Army Air Corps for five years as a military pilot. He married his childhood friend Edith Coombs during the war. -
2004-Fall.Pdf
• General Books • Bowdoin Authors • Chamberlain Titles • T-shirts • Sweatshirts • Shorts • Pants • Outerwear • Hats • Children’s Clothing • Women’s Wear • Insignia Gifts Wear Clothing • Women’s Outerwear • Hats Children’s BOWDOINBOWDOINFall 2004 Volume 76, Number 1 OnlineOnline www.bowdoin.edu/bookstorewww.bowdoin.edu/bookstore BowdoinBowdoin FieldField WorkWork ininBelizeBelize shop online anytime or call toll free at 1-800-524-2225 Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EST Paperweights • Blankets Throws Clocks Mirrors Bowdoin Chair • Diploma Frames • Glassware • Pennants • Banners • Gift Certificates • Decals • and much more • Non-Profit U.S.Postage BOWDOIN PAID Bowdoin Bowdoin College College Brunswick, Maine 04011 fall2004 contents BOWDOINeditor’s note staff Knowing how to do things is becoming a lost art. The four children in my own Volume 76, Number 1 household — who range in age from 11 to 15 — worry about this from time to Fall, 2004 What Makes Laffey Run? 12 time, especially the boys. One of them said recently that he feels that his genera- MAGAZINE STAFF By Edgar Allen Beem Photographs by Mark Alcarez tion will be helpless when it is their turn to run things. He said it genuinely wor- ried him and that, although it helped a little to know that we could teach him Editor Alison M. Bennie Steve Laffey ’84 returned to his hometown of Cranston, Rhode Island, after much of what he wanted to know, he was also kind of concerned that knowing twenty years of success in other places. Concerned about the state of would set him apart and make him therefore responsible for everything. -
See Attachments to Testimony
COMPARISON OF COSTS AND EFFECTIVNESS OF A SAMPLE*** OF EPR FOR PACKAGING LAWS 2017 Annual Percent Years in Net Cost of Program People Number of Recovery Jurisdiction Per Capita Cost Taxpayers Place (2017)* Served Producers Rate (USD) Pay Belgium 30 € 144,300,000 11,000,000 5,000 $14.61 0% 80% France 27 € 655,000,000 64,850,000 22,741 $11.42 20% 70% Italy 22 € 524,000,000 55,000,000 8,500 $10.61 0% 69.7% Ontario 16 $249,809,925 CAD 12,962,740 1,800 $14.26 50% 61.3% Quebec 15 $151, 700, 000 CAD 8,316,000 3,400 $13.05 0% 63.6% Manitoba 9 $26,508, 492 CAD 1,206,492 796 $16.26 20% 70.6% British 7 $72, 513, 159 CAD 4,566,371 1,176 $11.75 0% 74.5% Columbia Saskatchewan 3 $5,770,209 CAD 846,804 553 $5.04 25% 72.8% $16,000,000- MAINE N/A 1,340,000 0 $11.04-$13.06* 100% <36%** $17,500,000** *Figures are annual costs reported by the Producer Responsibility Organizations in the various jurisdictions ** Estimates from Maine DEP 2019 Annual Product Stewardship Report. ***Countries with EPR for Packaging Laws include: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Republic of Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican Dear Senator Brenner, Representative Tucker, and distinguished members of the Joint Standing Committee on the Environment and Natural Resources, Below is a list of Maine cities and towns, representing more than 325,000 residents from across the state, that have passed resolutions in support of the adoption of an Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging law to save taxpayers money and improve the effectiveness of recycling as described in LD 1541: An Act To Support and Improve Municipal Recycling Programs and Save Taxpayer Money. -
Maine State Legislature
MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE The following document is provided by the LAW AND LEGISLATIVE DIGITAL LIBRARY at the Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library http://legislature.maine.gov/lawlib Reproduced from electronic originals (may include minor formatting differences from printed original) LAWS OF THE STATE OF MAINE AS PASSED BY THE ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEENTH LEGISLATURE SECOND SPECIAL SESSION September 5, 1996 to September 7, 1996 ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEENTH LEGISLATURE FIRST REGULAR SESSION December 4, 1996 to March 27, 1997 FIRST SPECIAL SESSION March 27, 1997 to June 20, 1997 THE GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE FOR FIRST REGULAR SESSION NON-EMERGENCY LAWS IS JUNE 26, 1997 FIRST SPECIAL SESSION NON-EMERGENCY LAWS IS SEPTEMBER 19, 1997 PUBLISHED BY THE REVISOR OF STATUTES IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINE REVISED STATUTES ANNOTATED, TITLE 3, SECTION 163-A, SUBSECTION 4. J.S. McCarthy Company Augusta, Maine 1997 CIVIL GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF MAINE FOR THE POLITICAL YEARS 1997 AND 1998 CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS Governor Angus S. King, Jr. Secretary of State Dan A. Gwadosky Attorney General Andrew Ketterer Treasurer of State Dale McCormick State Auditor Gail M. Chase IX EXECUTIVE BRANCH STATE DEPARTMENTS Governor Angus S. King, Jr. Administrative and Financial Services, Department of Human Services, Department of Commissioner .......................................... Janet Waldron Commissioner ................................... Kevin Concannon Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Department of Commissioner -
June 2015 Dr. Katalin Vecsey EDUCATION Eötvös Lóránd
June 2015 Dr. Katalin Vecsey Department of Theater and Rhetoric Bates College, Lewiston, Maine 04240-6088 Tel: (207) 786-6378 Fax: (207) 786-8332 E-mail: [email protected] 14 Richmond Ave. Lewiston, Maine 04240 U.S.A. Tel: (207) 777-7482 Ózdi utca13. Budapest, H-1116 HUNGARY Tel: 011-361-227-5268 EDUCATION Eötvös Lóránd University, Budapest, Hungary. Doctorate in Developmental and Educational Psychology Summa Cum Laude, February 1994. Bárczi Gusztáv College for Teachers of the Disabled, Budapest, Hungary. M.A./B.A. in Speech and Language Pathology/Special Education. Special concentration in Voice and Speech Training for Professional Voice Users and in Voice Disorders. June 1989. Academy of Drama and Film, Budapest, Hungary. Special student, non-degree candidate. Enrolled only for voice and speech courses: Voice and Speech for the Actor; Voice and Speech for Stage. 1987-1991 Budai Nagy Antal High School, Budapest, Hungary. Diploma 1984. Concentration in English Language Studies ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT Senior Lecturer in Theater and Vocal Director for Bates Theater Productions Department of Theater and Dance. Bates College, Lewiston, Maine. USA August 2011 - to present Lecturer in Theater and Vocal Director for Bates Theater Productions Department of Theater and Rhetoric. Bates College, Lewiston, Maine. USA January 1996 to July 2011 Associate Professor in the Department of Phonetics and Logopedics January 1994 - August 1998 Bárczi Gusztáv College for Teachers of the Disabled, Budapest, Hungary. Courses: Voice and Speech Methodology of Voice and Speech Training for Professional Voice Users. K. Vecsey - CV p. 2 Assistant Professor in the Department of Phonetics and Logopedics Bárczi Gusztáv College for Teachers of the Disabled, Budapest, Hungary. -
Sampson, Richard Oral History Interview Meredith Gethin-Jones
Bates College SCARAB Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library 2-14-1990 Sampson, Richard oral history interview Meredith Gethin-Jones Marisa Burnham-Bestor Follow this and additional works at: http://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh Recommended Citation Gethin-Jones, Meredith and Burnham-Bestor, Marisa, "Sampson, Richard oral history interview" (1990). Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection. 347. http://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh/347 This Oral History is brought to you for free and open access by the Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library at SCARAB. It has been accepted for inclusion in Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection by an authorized administrator of SCARAB. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Interview with Richard Sampson by Meredith Gethin-Jones and Marisa Burnham-Besstor Summary Sheet and Transcript Interviewee Sampson, Richard Interviewer Gethin-Jones, Meredith Burnham-Bestor Marisa Date February 14, 1999 Place Lewiston, Maine ID Number MOH 063 Use Restrictions © Bates College. This transcript is provided for individual Research Purposes Only ; for all other uses, including publication, reproduction and quotation beyond fair use, permission must be obtained in writing from: The Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, 70 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, Maine 04240-6018. Biographical Note Richard W. Sampson was born in Newton, Massachusetts, to Winsor and Pauline Sampson. He attended Bowdoin College and graduated as a math major. After graduation, he studied meteorology at MIT and the University of Illinois and got a commission in the Air Force as a meteorologist. In 1952, he got a job teaching mathematics at Bates College. -
2010 Archive of Governor Baldacci╎s Press Releases
Maine State Library Digital Maine Governor's Documents Governor 2010 2010 Archive of Governor Baldacci’s Press Releases Office of veGo rnor John E. Baldacci Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalmaine.com/ogvn_docs Recommended Citation Office of Governor John E. Baldacci, "2010 Archive of Governor Baldacci’s Press Releases" (2010). Governor's Documents. 11. https://digitalmaine.com/ogvn_docs/11 This Text is brought to you for free and open access by the Governor at Digital Maine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Governor's Documents by an authorized administrator of Digital Maine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 2010 Archive of Governor Baldacci’s Press Releases Compiled by the Maine State Library for the StateDocs Digital Archive with the goal of preserving public access and ensuring transparency in government. 2010 Archive of Governor Baldacci’s Press Releases Table of Contents Governor Baldacci Names Elizabeth Townsend Acting Commissioner of the Department of Conservation .................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Governor Names MaineHousing, Dirigo Health and Maine Retirement System Nominees ...................... 11 Governor to Deliver State of the State Address on January 21 .................................................................. 13 Maine Companies Awarded Energy Efficiency Grants ...............................................................................