WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives

Producer/host: Amy Browne

Topics: Several local peace activists were sentenced yesterday for taking part in Civil Disobedience last September at Senator Snowe’s Bangor office. After learning that community service would not be an option, several opted for jail time rather than paying a fine. We bring you a report from the courthouse. And later in the program: As the U.S. government spends billions on the war in Iraq, agencies that help survivors of domestic violence are relying on committed volunteers to help them provide needed services. We talk with a representative of Spruce Run about opportunities to become a volunteer with that agency, as well as where you can call for support if you are dealing with domestic violence yourself.

Producer/host: Amy Browne
Contributor: Ousman (theme music)

Topic: Throughout the state and across the country efforts are underway to initiate impeachment proceedings against George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. Today we talk with residents of this area who are involved in those efforts: Nancy Galland, Richard Paget and Dud Hendrick. They give us an update on what’s happening locally and tell us about a Speak Out in Belfast on January 11th on the issue. But first they give us their responses to some of the common arguments against impeachment that they have heard.