Signal Upgrade for Maine Public Broadcasting

Grant Helps with MPBN Upgrade

The rural areas of Maine will be getting improved signals from Maine Public Broadcasting (MPBN). Thanks to a grant from  U.S. Dept of Agriculture's Rural Development Program MPBN will be able to replace old technology for signal distribution with digital technology.  MPBN is one of 10 public media outlets in the country to be awarded the grant. The money will go to replace microwave technology currently in use to get their signal around the state. That technology can be unreliable.  

The increased community service does not end there. This announcement comes on the heels of an announcement earlier this week that MPBN will be broadcasting programming from the State Capitol.  
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Firing Someone? Take a Deep Breath First

Social Media gets the news around fast. The news being spread can often be distorted.  In the case of Shirley Sherrod and Juan Williams decisions were made hastily. Those with an agenda pounced quickly, fanning the flames to promote their own agenda.

An article by Linda Bond Edwards suggests a better way to handle this type of situation.

http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20101212/BUSINESS/12120328/Take-time-to-make-good-employment-decisions

Linda Bond Edwards is a partner in the Tallahassee office of Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell. Her practice is devoted to labor and employment law, mediation and arbitration.