WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela
Enginner: Allison Watters

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Issue: Current WERU programming and operations issues

Host: Matt Murphy
Engineer: Joel Mann

Program Topic: WERU station matters
Key Discussion Points:
a) programming changes
b) upcoming events
c) Soap Box feedback

Call In Program: Yes

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Producer/Host: Rob McCall
Engineer: Denis Howard
“Poaching”

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Producer/Host: Jim Bahoosh

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Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

The U.S. was founded on John Locke’s principle of “consent of the governed,” a concept which some are trying to extend from physical space into cyberspace. Rebecca MacKinnon is one of them and she has written a book called “Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom.” It’s worth a read. If you can’t get around to reading it, you can hear some of the major ideas in a 14 minute talk available here: http://www.ted.com/talks/rebecca_mackinnon_let_s_take_back_the_internet.html

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Producer/Host: Amy Browne

An interview with Naomi Schalit and John Christie of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting (www.pinetreewatchdog.org) participants in a national study of the integrity of state government– in which Maine received a failing grade. FMI: www.stateintegrity.org

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Issue: Childhood Development

Host: Cathy Jacobs
Engineer: Amy Browne

Program Topic: Children’s behaviors

Key Discussion Points:
a) Punishing behavior is a temporary fix.
b) Behaviors are signs of met or unmet needs.
c) Adults’ needs must be met before they can address children’s needs.
d) (Some specific ideas for responding to challenging behaviors.)

Guest:
Bonnie Harris, author of Confident Parents,Remarkable Kids and When Kids Push Your Buttons

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Producer/Host: Jim Bahoosh

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