By Crystal Canney, originally published on Independent Voter News.
Television: Still a Big PR Bang for the Buck
By Felicia Knight
This week, we (and Google by way of a doodle) take note of the 90th anniversary of the first demonstration of television. Granted, it was a primitive mechanical television, but it was the precursor to the electronic tube TVs that dominated the childhoods of baby boomers everywhere.
That first image, demonstrated by Scottish engineer, John Logie Baird, was roughly 3 inches by 2 inches—a far larger screen than that of the Apple Watch, but not nearly as large as your neighbor’s 75-inch flat screen, where you’re hoping to be invited for Super Bowl 50.
Maine Municipal Association Legislative Policy Committee Endorses Act to Establish Ranked Choice Voting
AUGUSTA, ME – A majority of the Maine Municipal Association’s (MMA) Legislative Policy Committee voted yesterday to support establishing Ranked Choice Voting in the state of Maine. MMA is the state’s largest municipal membership organization. Their 70-member legislative policy panel is responsible for identifying MMA’s advocacy priorities, as well as taking positions on legislative proposals affecting municipalities. Yesterday the panel voted to support L.D. 1557, An Act to Establish Ranked-choice Voting. L.D. 1557 is the product of a grassroots citizen initiative, recently certified by the Secretary of State for a November 2016 referendum.
Exciting Interactive Exhibits Come to Portland Science Center
Two new exhibits will touch down at the Portland Science Center, bringing with them the excitement of space exploration and interactive robotics. SPACE: A Journey to Our Future and The Robot Zoo will open to the public on Friday, January 29, 2016.
“With SPACE, we’re taking Mainer’s to the moon,” said Joe Gold, President of The Gold Group, which owns and operates the Portland Science Center. “Or, more accurately, we’re bringing the moon to them—as well as Mars and the universe. With THE ROBOT ZOO, we’re illustrating the real-life characteristics of animals and insects through interactive robotics. These exhibits are visually stunning and educationally stimulating.”
POWERBALL: PR Nightmare Waiting to Happen
By Felicia Knight
If you win the Powerball, your dreams may indeed come true. But you will be thrust headlong into a public relations nightmare.
Given that the odds of winning are one in 292 million—even greater if you don’t have a ticket—chances are you won’t experience this particular nightmare. But since everyone who has a ticket is a potential winner, listen up: Unless you live in Delaware, Kansas, Maryland, North Dakota, Ohio, or South Carolina, by law, you must be identified as a winner. And that’s when the ticket hits the fan.