WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives
Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill (weru.org)
Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Audio recorded by: John Greenman
Topic: Barbara McDade, President of the League of Women Voters of Maine, was the featured speaker at the Take Back Democracy Brown Bag Lunch Discussion Series, sponsored by the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, last week. Her brief talk on “Expanding Voter Participation” is followed by a discussion of the topic. FMI: http://www.lwvme.org/ and www.peacectr.org
Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Audio recorded by: John Greenman
From the 2012 Socialist and Marxist Studies weekly lecture series, held each year at the University of Maine, with a focus on controversial issues, this is an excerpt from the October 11th presentation by Professors Deborah Hawkins and Michael Howard. The topic is “Cooperative Economy And Capitalist Crisis”. Audio recorded by John Greenman. Also included with the archive, is the full-length presentation
Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Audio recorded by: John Greenman
Program Topic: Artist/Activist Robert Shetterly Receives 2012 “Hands of Peace” Award from Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine. FMI: www.americanswhotellthetruth.org and www.peacectr.org
Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Topic: Representatives from the group “Thanks But No Tanks” spoke to a standing-room-only crowd at the Stockton Springs Town Office last night, about their opposition to the liquid propane tank facility proposal in neighboring Searsport. Audio from the meeting, FMI: www.tbnt.org
Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Contributing Producer: Meaghan LaSala
Audio Recorded by: John Greenman
Issue: Alternative, independent local news
Program Topics: Segment 1: Mainers join international protest against U.S. drone strikes, Segment 2: UM Professor Robert Glover on Immigration
Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Topic: Searsport Planning Board deems LPG tank application “complete”, plans for public hearings
Audio recorded at the 10/8/12 Searsport Planning Board meeting, including board members and members of the public who spoke (Steve Hinchman and Kim Tucker, attorneys with “Thanks But No Tank” and Islesboro Islands Trust)
Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Audio recorded by: Matt Murphy
Common Ground Fair Keynote Speaker Jay Feldman of “Beyond Pesticides”
*Feldman summarizes dangers of pesticides
*References to Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring”
FMI: www.beyondpesticides.org and www.mofga.org
Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting Investigates Maine’s U.S. Senate Candidate’s Claims
*An in-depth look at claims made by each campaign re: jobs and the economy
*How listeners can learn more and follow the documentation cited by the MCPIR
*The candidate’s response to the investigative series
Guests:
Naomi Schalit and John Christie, Senior Reporters for the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting ( www.pinetreewatchdog.org)