After a late-summer hiatus, we’ll convene again on September 22 at 10:00am to see what topics are of interest for productive discussion.
We hope to see you there, in person or remotely; think about what you’d like to discuss.
After a late-summer hiatus, we’ll convene again on September 22 at 10:00am to see what topics are of interest for productive discussion.
We hope to see you there, in person or remotely; think about what you’d like to discuss.
For Monday, April 8, we decided to discuss “local journalism,” particularly in the Blue Hill Peninsula context.
John O. has provided some relevant links:
A House bill to grant tax credits to support local journalism: the Local Journalism Sustainability Act
The American Journalism Project (and description at UPenn’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy)
Local newspapers are dying. Here’s how we can save them (Editorial: LA Times)
How public policy can save local news (Opinion: Columbia Journalism Review)
Consider some local resources, such as:
The Ellsworth American
Penobscot Bay Press
The Quietside Journal
One of the effects of the pandemic has been to highlight, and exacerbate, the shortage of skilled heath care professionals such as RNs, CMAs, etc. On Monday, we’ll discuss the extent and causes of the shortage, as well as what can be done about it.
Here are some relevant readings:
State of Nursing 2022 (Nurse.org)
Nurses are not OK (Grid News)
Board Report on Closure (Island Nursing Home, Deer Isle)
If you haven’t already read the Island Nursing Home report in this week’s Packet, I encourage you to do so. It provides real, local information on many challenges we have discussed in the past.