WERU Special: “Why Vote?” 11/1/10

Producer/Host: Amy Browne
Studio Engineer: Joel Mann

A debate and call in show on the topic of whether voting matters, and why. Can and should abstaining from voting be used as a form of protest? What are the potential impacts of such an action?

Guests: Ann Luther and Martha Dickinson, League of Women Voter’s; Larry Dansinger, Host of WERU’s “Outside the Box”

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 10/28/10

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Heard about Smart Meters? There’s one coming to your house soon. They are all the rage these days as a way to save money for electric companies and maybe consumers, too. But everything is not all sweetness and light. These meters have the capability to do a lot more than eliminate meter reader jobs. Listen up if you think your home is your castle.

Talk of the Towns 10/22/10

Producer/Host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic: Clean Elections: What has Maine learned over its ten year history??

Guests: Ann Luther, Co-Chair, Maine Citizens for Clean Elections; Anne Perry, State Representative, District 31, Calais; John Brautigam, legal counsel, ME Citizens for Clean Elections; Hannah Pingree, Speaker of the House, Maine House of Representatives

How does Maine’s “Clean Elections” law work? What factors led to the law? What have been its impacts?