RadioActive 10/02/08

Producers/Hosts: Amy Browne & Meredith DeFrancesco

Topic: Land Use Regulatory Commission (LURC) approval of Plum Creek development plan; Financial BailOut, Jack McKay, Rep. Mike Michaud

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Doing Business 10/02/08

Producer/Host: Jane E. Haskell, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Topic: Buy Locally

How do you/your business align with buy local endeavors? How do you collaborate with the community in which you are located? How does buy local enter into your business management practices and plan?
How does buying locally increase sales and reduce your expenses, thus increasing profits?
How did – or did – this local effort help you find your niche? How does buying locally open pathways to local, state, and federal small business resources?

Guests:

Keith Bodine, co-owner, Sweetgrass Farm Winery and Distillery
347 Carroll RD, Union ME 04862; 207-785-3024;
keith@sweetgrasswinery.com; http://www.sweetgrasswinery.com

Chris Roberts, owner, Barkwheats Dog Biscuits
PO Box 194, Stockton Springs, ME 04981; 207-449-1214
mainedog@barkwheats.com; www.barkwheats.com

Will Hopkins, Executive Director, Cobscook Bay Resource Center
4 Favor Street, Eastport, Maine 04631; (207) 853-6607 Fax: 207 853-0688
cobscook@verizon.net
www.cobscook.org

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Voices 9/30/08

Producer/Host: Amy Browne

Segment 1: Labor and Human Rights Activists Present 24,000 Pink Slips to Senator Susan Collins

Collins is the only member of Maine’s congressional delegation that has not taken a stand against the Colombia “Free Trade” Agreement.  The pink slips were used to represent the 24,000 Mainers who have lost their jobs in the aftermath of the passage of NAFTA.  FMI: Maine Fair Trade Campaign, www.mainefairtrade.org

Segment 2:  Noel Paul Stookey Concert

Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary fame is also one of the founders of WERU-FM.  On Thursday, October 2nd he and Julianne Gardner will help WERU celebrate our 20th Anniversary with a benefit concert, desserts and a panel discussion featuring Stookey and some of the other station founders.   The event will take place at the Alamo Theater in Bucksport.  Station Manager Matt Murphy and Development Director Renee Johnson give us the details.  FMI: www.weru.org or 207-469-6600