Author Archives: Bruce

About Bruce

Work for sustainable development of small islands; ex-Peace Corps (Volunteer and staff) in LA & Caribbean; cruised Caribbean on S/Y Meander for three years; like small tropical islands, French canals, Umbria, Tasmania, and NZ. Married 52 years to the late Kincey Burdett Potter. President of Island Resources Foundation.

Chesapeake Bay Program version 1.0, 35 Years Ago

Posted on October 12, 2018

This is the Chesapeake Bay Program that was voluntary and did not work. Celebrating 35 Years of Restoration In 1983, a partnership was born with the signing of the first Chesapeake Bay Agreement The Chesapeake Bay Agreement is signed on … Continue reading →

Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Governance, politics

Doctors Can’t Do Math

Posted on October 9, 2018

[Frankly, I’m getting a bit impatient with the number and variety of problems in the medical professions that seem to stem directly from the inability — even refusal — to address the self-generated errors that practitioners inflict on patients. At … Continue reading →

Posted in Information, Science

Seeming Failure to Curtail Fake News Twitter Sites Operating in 2016

Posted on October 6, 2018

We’ve posted this report in our Wake Me blog, but it also points to a core cybersecurity problem we all need to be aware of — via Seeming Failure to Curtail Fake News Sites Operating in 2016

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The Best Local/Regional Reporting in America

Posted on September 29, 2018

Well, probably. In any case, if you care about resource management issues in the American West, you cannot not read High Country News. Subscribe and then give them an extra donation — they’re that good. Here’s a story of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Dissemination, Information, Media

An appreciation of Kincey Potter: ‘She was just a force’ – Capital Gazette

Posted on September 23, 2018

[A touching tribute to Kincey by Pat Furgurson — with my thanks for a wonderful synthesis. http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/ac-cn-kincey-potter-appreciation-20180923-story.html] An appreciation of Kincey Potter: ‘She was just a force’ Kincey Potter, who died Sept. 15, leaves a deep legacy for area waterways through … Continue reading →

Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Civil Society, Close to Home, Media, politics | Tagged

Government 101 — Now and Then

Posted on September 16, 2018

Professor Werner Moss, the patrician head of the Government Department at William & Mary in 1960, didn’t teach it exactly the same way to both Kincey and I, but as an observation, I think he would agree with Rat. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun

Political Analysis that Seems to Make Sense

Posted on September 14, 2018

From recent Washington Post posts Raw tensions over race and gender shape midterms, reflecting schism in Trump era The National Republican Congressional Committee released an ad on Sept. 12 about Democratic congressional candidate Antonio Delgado. (National Republican Congressional Committee) By … Continue reading →

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