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Producers/hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco and Amy Browne

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Segment 1: An interview with Logan Perkins, of Food for Maine’s Future, about their “Eat Local Challenge”. FMI: www.foodformainesfuture.org www.belfast.coop

Segment 2: An interview with Judith Lawson, coordinator of local activities associated with the “Step it Up” campaign’s National Day of Climate Action this weekend. FMI: www.stepitup2007.org or (207) 326 – 8485

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Producers/hosts: Amy Browne and Meredith DeFrancesco

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An interview with David Smith-Ferri, author of Battlefield without Borders, a volume of poetry published in January, 2007. David wrote two thirds of the poems while in Iraq under circumstances ranging from visiting with Iraqis in their homes and at hospitals to encounters at bomb sites.   Proceeds from the sale of the book go to the Iraq War Victims Fund  Smith-Ferri, along with Kathy Kelly (Voices in the Wilderness, Voices for Creative Non-Violence) will be in Maine Saturday night at an event celebrating the 25th anniversary of Peace Action Maine.

FMI: www.battlefieldwithoutborders.org, www.peaceactionme.org

Segment 2: An update on CAFTA, particularly recent developments in Costa Rica

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Producers/hosts: Amy Browne and Meredith DeFrancesco

Topic: Plum Creek announces another round of changes to their plans for massive development in the Moosehead Lake Region. Is this good news? Has anyone seen the “small print”? What do local environmentalists think? We talk with Cathy Johnson, Senior Staff Attorney and North Woods Project Coordinator of the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM), and Emily Posner and Jim Freeman of the Native Forest Network. Also, “The Ballad of Moosehead Lake” by David Dodson

FMI:

Natural Resources Council of Maine (and “Ballad of Moosehead Lake”): www.nrcm.org

Native Forest Network Maine office: 207-469-2552 or [email protected]

Land Use Regulatory Commission (LURC) materials on Plum Creek proposal:

www.maine.gov/doc/lurc/reference/resourceplans/moosehead.html

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Producers/hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco and Amy Browne, joined by guest host and PunStar Alan Sprague

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Segment 1: The Haunted House of Economic Horrors, October 27th in Brewer, at the Solidarity Center.  For more information: 207-989-5860

An update on the LNG (liquified natural gas) facilities being proposed for downeast Maine.

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Producers/hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco and Amy Browne

Segment 1: EMMC Nurses

Eastern Maine Medical Center nurses have been offered an increase in pay and benefits, in what the hospital is calling it’s “last, best” contract offer. So why would they even consider not accepting? The nurses union is also pushing for a “Professional Practice Committee”. The committee would give the direct care staff a say in issues like staffing ratios that impact patient care, and disputes would be resolved by a 3rd party arbitrator, rather than the higher ranking nurse management. We spoke earlier today with Judy Brown, President of the Nurses Union. She says it’s an issue of the workers having a voice in patient care.

Segment 2: Peace Rally in Bangor

Last Saturday more than 300 people attended a rally in Bangor, calling for peace and for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney. After listening to several speakers and musicians, the crowd spread out along Main Street with signs-and the line stretched all the way from Shaw’s Supermarket to the Paul Bunyan statue and beyond. People in passing cars honked and shouted their support. One of the speakers that day was Mary Alice Horrigan, a mother who lost her son to the war on Iraq. Peace Activist and Professor Doug Allen made these remarks, and introduced the grieving mother.

There will be a National Day of Action-End the War Now Rally on Saturday, October 27th with a New England regional rally taking place at Boston Common that day. Local Peace and Justice groups are organizing buses from Belfast to Boston for the event, as well as coordinating carpools to and from Belfast. Buses will leave Belfast, Saturday morning (October 27th) at 7a.m. and return to Belfast by 8p.m. that evening. Reservations and payment are needed by Monday, October 8th in order to reserve the buses. For more info you can go to peacectr.org, email [email protected] or call Cathy Mink at 338-4920

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Producers/hosts: Amy Browne and Meredith DeFrancesco

Topics: The conclusion of our coverage (on the WERU News Special that aired earlier today) of the event at Congressman Michaud’s Bangor office yesterday. More than 100 people stood in line to deliver statements to the Congressman that he should support the impeachment of Bush and Cheney. (Michaud issued a statement saying that he opposes impeachment proceedings).

Also, a report on a peace rally that will be taking place in Bangor this coming Saturday, at 1p.m. at the Paul Bunyon park; and an interview with songwriter Valerie Orth who will be performing a benefit in the area soon.

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Producers/hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco and Amy Browne

Guest: Dennis Chinoy with an update on efforts,  via the “Citizens Not Terrorists” campaign, to prevent the Salvadoran government from continuing to press “terrorism” charges against peaceful community organizers .

FMI: www.elsalvadorsolidarity.org

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Producers/hosts: Amy Browne and Meredith DeFrancesco

Topics:  An update on clean up efforts at the former Holtrachem site in Orrington, and in the nearby river, with Adam Goode of the Maine People’s Alliance,
and a report on a recent victory for those opposed to privitization of public services—Hillary Lister of MaineIndy Media and CAPIT (Citizens Against Pollution in Town) reports on the fight to prevent Casella from running Lewiston’s dump.  She also gives an update on solid waste disposal issues in other parts of the region.

FMI:  www.mainepeoplesalliance.org ,  www.maineindymedia.org

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