Maine Arts Alive 4/23/13

Host: Michael Donahue
Engineer: Amy Browne

Program Topic: Stonington Opera House – Past, Present and Future

Key Discussion Points:
History of the Stonington Opera House
Educational Outreach
Performances & Events
Current Programs & Workshops
Future of the Opera House

Guests by name and affiliation:
Linda Nelson, Executive Director, Stonington Opera House
Cherie Mason, Board Member, Stonington Opera House
Sasha Zembrusky, student & volunteer with the Opera House

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 4/18/13

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

The web has made access to the decisions of federal and state courts much more accessible than in the days when we had to go to the courthouse to look at a case. Here are some good sites to look at if you want to go right to the actual court documents for yourself.

www.pacer.gov – this is the official site for access to federal court documents – but you have to register and pay if you look at a lot of pages. Still, it is the only complete source for not only court decisions but the documents behind the decisions.

These sites offer many federal and some state decisions, as well as other useful information and are free
www.plainsite.org
www.law.cornell.edu
www.plol.org

This site provides access to Maine court decisions from about 1997
www.maine.gov/legis/lawlib/cases.htm

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Wabanaki Windows 4/16/13

Producer/Host: Donna Loring
Engineer: Amy Browne

Program Topic: Poems written by Wabanaki youth

Key Discussion Points :
a) Cultural differences in expression
b) Teachers need to understand the differences
c) Wabanki youth write from a different perspective
d) Teachers need to be open to learn other ways of learning and writing

Guests:
Roger Paul, Teacher at Indian Island School and the University of Maine, Malanie Ruark, Teacher at Old Town High School, Students Kahlan Newsom, Sarah Fields

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