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THAT THEY HAVE RESTORED SERVICES TO 98 PERCENT OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. AS FRIENDS AND FORMER COLLEAUGES MOURN THE DEATH OF THE FORMER MAINE GOVERNOR JOE BRENNAN — AN EXPERT IN MAINE POLITICS HOPES THAT FUTURE LEADERS WILL TAKE A PAGE FROM HIS PLAYBOOK. NORAH HOGAN BRINGS US BRENNAN’S LEGACY. 00;16;57;20 “IN TODAY’S WASHINGTON AND TO UNFORTUNATELY A LESSER BUT STILL EXTANT IN THE MAINE LEGISLATURE, THE IDEA OF CONSENSUS OR COMPROMISE THOSE WERE DIRTY WORDS. WELL, THOSE ARE WORDS THAT JOE BRENNAN LIVED BY.” CHRIS POTHOLM IS A PROFESSOR OF GOVERNMENT EMERITUS AT BOWDOIN. HE’S SPENT YEARS STUDYING MAINE POLITICS AND HE KNEW BRENNAN PERSONALLY. 00;16;48;15 “HE HAD EMPATHY FOR THE PEOPLE HE WAS TRYING TO CONVINCE. HE WAS LOW KEY. HE LET THE FACTS. HE LET THE POINT OF VIEW. HE LET THE ARGUMENTS COME OUT. AND HE TRIED VERY HARD TO COME TO A CONSENSUS.” HE REMEMBERS HIM AS A MAN WHO WAS DEEPLY COMFORTABLE IN HIS OWN SKIN. 00;06;09;00 “IN AMERICAN POLITICS TODAY, YOU KNOW, HUMBLE IS NOT IT’S NOT A WORD WE WE THROW AROUND A LOT.” AND WHO WASN’T AFRAID OF BEING UPSTAGED. 00;05;23;14 “A LOT OF TIMES POLITICIANS DON’T WANT REALLY OTHER SMART PEOPLE AROUND THEM. AND I THINK JOE BRENNAN IS QUITE FAMOUS IN MAINE POLITICAL CIRCLES FOR ATTRACTING THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST.” IT WAS FROM THAT PLACE OF INTELLECTUAL HUMILITY THAT BRENNAN REACHED ACROSS THE AISLE TIME AND TIME AGAIN, OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE DECADES OF PUBLIC SERVICE – ADVOCATING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING POLICIES, AND MOST NOTAB