WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives

Issue: Community affairs
Host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Engineer: Amy Browne

Program Topic: Hancock County Leadership Program
Key Discussion Points:
· What led to the creation of the program?
· What are the goals of the Hancock County Leadership program… how do they compare with the goals of other leadership programs?
· What are the basic elements of the program? How do you approach the notion of “leadership”? What are expectations of participants?

Guests:
A) Bonnie Sparks, Director Hancock Cnty Higher Ed. Center & Member of steering committee for leadership program
B) Patrick Maguire, Dwight Brown Agency, 2012 program
C) Leita Zeugner, Bar Harbor Bank, 2011 program
D) Bill Cohen, Director of Communications and Public Affairs Verso Paper (Host Business)
E) Mark Politte, Stanley Subaru, Employer sending participant

Call In Program: Yes

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Producer/Host: Jim Bahoosh

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Issue: Hey where did ya get that dog?
Host: Jon e Ford
Engineer:Joel Mann
Program Topic Ticks and Fleas -get off of me and my Dogs
Key Discussion Points (list at least 3):
A) What to do to keep them off your property
B] Best ways to keep them off your pet.
C] How best to remove them and using Neem to keep them off.
Guests by name and affiliation:
A Joyce Belcher Herbs for Life
b] Bill Guess Eagle Arboriculture
c} Rod Sparkowich Coastal K9 Consulting
Call In Program: yes

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Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Love the convenience of your iPad or iPhone, of your Kindle or Nook? They sure are slick devices but what you can do with them is limited by what Apple or Amazon or Barnes and Noble says you can do with them. That’s where the term “walled garden” comes in when talking about the Internet these days.

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Issue: Alternative, Independent Local News
Producer/Host: Amy Browne

Program Topics: East-West Highway controversy; Aerial-spraying notifications

Key Discussion Points:
a) Opposition to E-W Highway
b) Access to information about the E-W Highway plans
c) What to do if you want to be notified about aerial pesticide/fungicide spraying in your community

Guests:
A) Chris Buchanan of Defending Water for Life in Maine (www.defendingwater.net/maine)
B) Henry Jennings, Director of Maine’s Board of Pesticide Control (www.thinkfirstspraylast.com)

Call In Program: no

Note: Lance Tapley’s article in the Portland Phoenix, which was referred to in the E-W Highway segment can be found here: http://portland.thephoenix.com/news/137148-politicos-like-the-east-west-highway-how-about-th/

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Producer/Host: Cathy Jacobs
Engineer: Amy Browne
Topic: Early Brain Development in the Palm of Your Hand

What are some examples of trauma in babies’ lives?
What are the main parts of the brain and why is it helpful to know about them?
What can adults do to address the effects of children’s early trauma?

Guest: Dr. Mark Rains, child psychologist in private practice in Farmington, Maine and part of a nationwide trauma network

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Issue: Open-mic style call in show
Host: Amy Browne
Engineer: Joel Mann

Key Discussion Points: police state, fascism, communism, left vs right, titles, anniversary of BP disaster

Guests by name and affiliation:n/a

Call In Program: yes

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Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger
“Where Do You Live?”

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