Notes from the Electronic Cottage 2/22/07

Producer/host: Jim Campbell

Topic: Are you old enough to remember the Betamax vs. VHS wars of the early 1980’s?
Don’t worry if you’re not – we’ll all have a chance to watch a similar
struggle go on today. This time it’s Blu-ray vs. HDD and it will affect what
kind of DVD player you have in your living room for years to come. What the
heck is this struggle all about, and what does it mean to you? Give a
listen.

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WERU Special: Local Panel on Homelessness 2/20/07

Producer/host: Amy Browne

Guests: Brook Minner, Shelter Services Coordinator, Spruce Run; John Costello, Executive Director, Shaw House; Sister Lucille McDonald, Administrator, Emmaus Homeless Shelter; Dennis Marble, Executive Director, Bangor Area Homeless Shelter

FMI:
Spruce Run, 1-800-863-9909, www.sprucerun.net
Emmaus Homeless Shelter, 1-207-667-3962, www.emmaushomelessshelter.org
Shaw House, 1-866-561-SHAW
Bangor Area Homeless Shelter, 207-947-0045

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Indigenous Voices 2/20/07

Producers/hosts: Rhonda Frey and Meredith DeFrancesco

Topic: History of Federal Indian Law and Policy: What were some of the treaties tribes had with the United States and how did Indian Law and policy evolve? Discussion of the issues of tribal self-determination, tribal sovereignty, trust responsibility, and the historic and current role of the Bureau of Indian Affairs

Guest: Thomas Bird Bear, Adjunct Professor of Indian Law at the University of New Mexico

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