Common Ground Radio 3/4/16

Producer/Host: C.J. Walke
Engineer: Amy Browne

Issue: Organic Food and Farming in Maine

Program Topic: Farm to Institution

Key Discussion Points:
a) Farm to institution movement in New England
b) Institutional success stories
c) Challenges of getting more local food into institutions

Guests:
Riley Neugebauer, Farm to Institution New England
Simca Horwitz, Massachusetts Farm to School

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Special: Bucksport Heart and Soul 3/3/16

Producer/Host: Matt Murphy
Engineer: John Greenman

Issue: The Reinvention of Bucksport

Program Topic: Story collecting from all demographics to inform town decision-making

Key Discussion Points:
How has Bucksport responded to the closing of the paper mill?
What is Heart and Soul and how does it function?
How to get involved and who is invited to get involved with Heart and Soul?

Guests:
Rich Rotella, Heart and Soul Coordinator, Bucksport Community and Economic Development Director
Coleen Gross, volunteer
John Paul LaLonde, volunteer

FMI: bucksportheartandsoul.com

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 3/3/16

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

There is a lot going on centered around encryption these days, and a lot of it misses the real point. While court cases involving the FBI trying to force Apple to essentially write a custom operating system so the government can get into an encrypted iPhone have gotten most of the press coverage, several reports were released in Feb 2016 by people who really understand encryption, both here and in Europe, that didn’t get nearly as much coverage in the press. In this episode, let’s hear what people who actually know what they are talking about have to say about encryption.

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Maine Currents 3/2/16

Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Engineer: John Greenman

Today we’re opening the phone lines and asking “which candidate(s) do you support, and why?”. Our guests are local supporters of the Democratic and Green party candidates. (Numerous attempts were made to reach local supporters of the Republican candidates, by we received no response.)

Guests:
Betsy Garrold –past state party co-chair of the Maine Green Independent Party and currently serves as a Waldo County coordinator for the party.
Steve Godsoe — campaigning for Hillary Clinton.
Tim Wilson — volunteer supporting the Bernie Sanders Presidential Campaign.

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