Hi Malcolm, Alaska is a good example - cuts have been proposed on the order of 10-20% (and more, if you count cuts in the last couple years). Programs have been lost already - fairly grim.
--------------------------- Brian Buma, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Forest Ecology University of Alaska Southeast Ph: 907-796-6410 brian.b...@uas.alaska.edu www.brianbuma.com On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 9:00 AM, Malcolm McCallum < malcolm.mccallum.ta...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have been following the IL budget catastrophe with interest and I was > aware that PA had a similar fiasco going on. Today, I discovered KS is > also still dealing with a budget fiasco. I am just curious, and I am > almost sure most near grads and recent grads will be interested too, just > how many states are facing catestrophic budget, primarily due to political > ineptness? > > Love to hear the responses. If you like, send me your stories and I will > consolidate them into a single email for the listserv. > > Malcolm > > -- > Malcolm L. McCallum, PHD, REP > Link to online CV and portfolio : > https://www.visualcv.com/malcolm-mc-callum?access=18A9RYkDGxO > > “Nothing is more priceless and worthy of preservation than the rich array > of animal life with which our country has been blessed. It is a > many-faceted treasure, of value to scholars, scientists, and nature lovers > alike, and it forms a vital part of the heritage we all share as Americans.” > -President Richard Nixon upon signing the Endangered Species Act of 1973 > into law. > > "Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of drive" - > Allan Nation > > 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert > 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, > and pollution. > 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction > MAY help restore populations. > 2022: Soylent Green is People! > > The Seven Blunders of the World (Mohandas Gandhi) > Wealth w/o work > Pleasure w/o conscience > Knowledge w/o character > Commerce w/o morality > Science w/o humanity > Worship w/o sacrifice > Politics w/o principle > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any > attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may > contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized > review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not > the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and > destroy all copies of the original message. >
