A Word in Edgewise

Producer/host: R.W. Estela

R.W. Estela is a pilot, contractor, and teacher of English and aikido who has written and aired national and international essays for WERU since 1991.

Every week for the past sixteen years wherever he might be in North America, Central America, or Europe, R.W. Estela continues to explore the meaning of late-20th-century and early-21st-century existence — etymologically, metaphorically, literally with his most recent A Word in Edgewise on Monday mornings at 7:30 A.M.

Talk of the Towns 7/27/07

Producer/host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Topic: Healthy Boating and Healthy Beaches

Why are we concerned? What are the human health aspects of swim beaches? What sorts of contaminants are common and how/where do they originate?

Guests: Esperanza Stancioff, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Sea Grant Coordinator, Maine Healthy Beaches Program; Pamela Parker, Maine Department of Environmental Protection; Jane Disney, Mount Desert Island Water Quality Coalition; Bill Gawley, Water Quality Specialist, Acadia National Park

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