Author: Community Radio WERU FM

Weekend Voices 09/09/06

Producer: Amy Browne
Contributers: Carolyn Coe, Meredith DeFrancesco
Topic: Carolyn Coe worked with the Azande Sudanese Community in Portland, Maine to produce a piece about their community, traditions, and settling into their new homes in Maine. Also, a 9/11 retrospective “WERU style” with clips from WERU local news in the days and years following 9/11/2001.
Theme music by Ousman

Healthy Options 09/06/06

Host: Rhonda Feiman
Topic: Financial health with Ruth Hayden, Financial Educator and financial consultant, President of Ruth L. Hayden and Associates, www.RuthHayden.com
Why should financial health be part of our total health regime?
How do our beliefs about money determine our spending, saving or earning behavior?
What actual techniques can we use to have a healthy financial life and use money as a tool?

Family Radio Forum 09/08/06

Host: Ron Beard
Topic: The Balancing Act-work, home and college
Guests: Margaret Staples, University of Maine Center; Sarah Falvey, Mental Health and Human Services; Daniel Speranza, Nursing; Laura Brown, Liberal Studies
What are some of the issues and challenges related to balancing the demands of home life, work, and going to school?
What strategies have been useful in working the balancing act?
What kind of supports does the University Center offer adult students?

Doing Business 09/07/06

Host: Jane Haskell, Extension Educator, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Topic: How Do Incubators Work in Maine? Guests: Rosemary Baldacci, York County Community Action Program; Beth Calder, Extension Food Science Specialist, University of Maine; Joe Perkins, Small Business Specialist, Washington Hancock Community Agency What is the history of incubators in Maine? How many are there? How do businesses participate in them? Call in show