Category: Misc (News/Public Affairs)

Special: Civil resistance at BIW 10/20/16

Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe

Why motivates individuals to engage in civil resistance?
Why was the christening of a Zumwalt destroyer at Bath Iron Works the location of a nonviolent direct action?
What is the distinction between civil disobedience and civil resistance?

Guests:
Connie Jenkins, John Morris, George Ostensen, Joan Peck, Dud Hendrick, Russell Wray, Richard Brown Lethem and Bruce Gagnon

WERU Special: Doug Tallamy on native plants & biodiversity 8/4/16

Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe

Doug Tallamy, wildlife ecologist, ecologist, and author, speaking about native plants and biodiversity.

What is the role of native plants in our ecosytems?
What are the consequences of introducing nonnative species to our yards?
How can homeowners support the lives of butterflies and bees through living landscapes?

FMI:
www.bringingnaturehome.net
www.nwf.org

WERU Special – Interview with Dr. Robert Gallon 6/30/16

Producer/Host: Linda Washburn
Engineer: John Greenman

Program Topic: Diagnosing Mental Disorders

Review of book: Gallon, R. (2105). “Nine Dimensions of Madness: Redefining Mental Health”, Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books

Key Discussion Points:
Book text paraphrased:
a) currently objective indicators are not used to diagnose mental disorders
b) Gallon proposes “nine dimensions of dysfunction “ replacing the current disease model
c) “pills” are not the answer for most seeking help: The origins of most mental problems are interactions of biological, psychological and social factors and people can be advised and
empowered to resolve mental dysfunction with a high degree of success.

Guest:
Author Dr. Robert L. Gallon (Bar Harbor/ Bangor), clinical and forensic psychiatrist, teacher, and author (btw also plays tuba in the BSO)

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

SPECIAL: Maine Legislature Debates LePage Impeachment Order 1/15/16

Producer/Host: Amy Browne

The Democratic-controlled Maine House of Representatives voted yesterday to kill a proposed order calling for an investigation into whether any of a list of actions by Governor LePage would constitute grounds for impeachment. Today we bring you to the House floor for the first hour of their debate.

The Democrats who voted with the Republicans to defeat the order were:
ALLEY of Beals
BECK of Waterville
DION of Portland
DOORE of Augusta
DUCHESNE of Hudson
DUNPHY of Old Town
FARNSWORTH of Portland
FECTEAU of Biddeford
FOWLE of Vassalboro
GILBERT of Jay
GOLDEN of Lewiston
GROHMAN of Biddeford
HARLOW of Portland
HOBBINS of Saco
HUBBELL of Bar Harbor
HYMANSON of York
KUMIEGA of Deer Isle
LAJOIE of Lewiston
LUCHINI of Ellsworth
MARTIN of Eagle Lake
NADEAU of Winslow
PETERSON of Rumford
ROTUNDO of Lewiston
SHORT of Pittsfield
STANLEY of Medway
TUCKER of Brunswick
VEROW of Brewer

Special: Jim Hightower Speaking in Maine 10/22/15

Producer/Host: Amy Browne

Jim Hightower delivering the 2015 Schonberger Peace and Justice Lecture at the University of Maine on October 1st. His talk was called “Twenty-First Century Populist Movements are Flourishing at America’s Grassroots”

WERU Special: Martin Prechtel 9/18/15

Producer/Host: Andree Bella

Interview with Martin Prechtel on Grief and Praise

Key Discussion Points:
a) How do the people in your Mayan village grieve for someone who has died?
b) What role can community, friends and family play in turning grief into beauty?
c) What happens when a culture doesn’t express its grief?
d) What is the relationship between unresolved grief and war?
e) What part can elders of a community play in transforming grief into beauty?

Guest: Martin Prechtel, social activist and author of The Smell of Rain on Dust: Grief and Praise