Talk of the Towns 10/27/06

Producer/host: Ron Beard

Topic: TABOR, the “TaxPayer’s Bill of Rights” which will appear on the Maine ballot in November
Guests: Mary Adams, TABOR proponent; Bill Becker, Maine Heritage Policy Center; Dana Reed, Town Manager, Bar Harbor; Jeff Austin, Maine Municipal Association
During the final segment of the program the phone lines were opened to callers.
What is the general situation with taxes in Maine?
What attempts have been made to manage growth of taxes?
How would TABOR reduce the tax burden to Maine citizens?
What are the potential impacts of TABOR on Maine towns?

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 10/25/06

Producer/host: Jim Campbell

Time to take another look at RFID tags, those tiny electronic chips that can take the place of bar codes, and do so much more. These days they are not only appearing on product shipping palettes, they are also showing up on the wrists of grammar school children. Don’t take too long in the restroom, kids – your tag will tell a tale on you!

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WERU Special 10/24/06: Dahr Jamail speaking in Maine

Dahr Jamail speaking in Maine
Producer: Carolyn Coe

From www.dahrjamailiraq.com:

In late 2003, weary of the overall failure of the US media to accurately report on the realities of the war in Iraq for the Iraqi people and US soldiers, Dahr Jamail went to Iraq to report on the war himself.His dispatches were quickly recognized as an important media resource. He is now writing for the Inter Press Service, The Asia Times and many other outlets. His reports have also been published with The Nation, The Sunday Herald, Islam Online, the Guardian and the Independent to name just a few. Dahr’s dispatches and hard news stories have been translated into French, Polish, German, Dutch, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic and Turkish. On radio as well as television, Dahr reports for Democracy Now!, the BBC, and numerous other stations around the globe. Dahr is also special correspondent for Flashpoints.

Dahr has spent a total of 8 months in occupied Iraq as one of only a few independent US journalists in the country. In the MidEast, Dahr has also has reported from Syria, Lebanon and Jordan.
For more information, and for Dahr Jamail’s MidEast Dispatches:
www.dahrjamailiraq.com/

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 10/19/06

Producer/host: Jim Campbell

We walk around all day with electromagnetic waves surrounding us, and actually passing right through our bodies. Our eyes and ears can see and hear only a tiny part of that spectrum, both in the physical world and through the media of radio and TV. So it might be worth wondering justwhat the electronic spectrum is, how it is divided up, and where our radio and television channels live in it. Let’s.

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