Talk of the Towns 12/22/06

Producer/host: Ron Beard

Topic: Changing Nature of Democracy: How are citizens changing the way government works? What are ways to make government more responsive? What are the techniques for engaging citizens, experts and policy makers in dialogue?

Guests: Matt Leighninger, author of “The Next Form of Democracy”; Barbara Peppey, Healthy Peninsula, Blue Hill; State Rep. Jim Schatz, Blue Hill

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 12/21/06

Producer/host: Jim Campbell
Planning a trip to the United Kingdom? If so, you’d better figure on having
your car photographed, being seen on hundreds of video cameras, and just
generally being kept tabs on by the government. At least that is the
conclusion of Privacy International, which ranked the UK as the third most
surveilled society in the world. And, oh yeah, you may have to put your
finger in a fingerprint reader if you plan to go into a pub. Here’s the
story.

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Indigenous Voices 12/19/06

Producers/hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco and Rhonda Frey

Topic: The current status of, and future of, three of the Tribal Reservations in Maine
How important is the traditional culture and language for your tribes? Are there economic development plans for the tribes? What directions and changes would you like to see for each tribe?

Guest: Chief Kirk Francis, Penobscot Nation; Chief Brenda Commander, Houlton Band of Maliseets; Chief Rick Doyle, Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point

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RadioActive 12/07/06

Producers/hosts: Meredith DeFrancesco and Amy Browne

Guests: Lynne Williams and Lauren ReganTopic: “Greenscare” –an interview with attorneys Lauren Regan and Lynne Williams. Lauren Regan is the Director of the Civil Liberties Defense Center based in Eugene, Oregon. She has been a consulting attorney for the Green Scare cases. She is also the attorney for Jeffrey “Free” Luers. Lynne Williams is on the Executive Board of the National Lawyers Guild. She works on 1st Amendment and Civil Liberties cases representing protesters and environmental activists

What is “Greenscare” ? How is the term “terrorism” being used to increase penalties for certain crimes that already carry stiff penalties? What is the status of the “Greenscare” defendants?

FMI: Civil Liberties Defense Center, www.cldc.org; Lynne Williams, 207-288-8484

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