Notes from the Electronic Cottage 10/26/17

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

In the wake of years of huge data breaches, there is increasing talk of replacing vulnerable and increasingly ineffective Social Security numbers as a means of identification both online and off. It’s a hard problem, and the underlying questions that a Committee of the National Research Council asked 15 years ago about national identity systems are questions that we should still all be asking today.

Family Corner 10/25/17

Producer/Host: Sue Mackey Andrews
Engineer: John Greenman

Volunteer Hospice Services

a) There is a difference between Volunteer Hospice Services and medical Hospice, which means that individuals with life limiting illnesses as well as those preparing for the end of life are both eligible for volunteer hospice services.
b) Volunteer services are provided free of charge by highly trained volunteers.
c) There aren’t enough volunteers to meet the current need for hospice services in Hancock, Piscataquis and northern Penobscot and Somerset counties.

Guests:
Jane Stitham, Executive Director – Pine Tree Hospice
Lori Johnson, Program Director – Hospice of Hancock County

Maine Currents 10/24/17

Producer/Host: Amy Browne

“Assessing the First Year of an Unconventional Presidency” – the 2017 Cohen Lecture at the University of Maine

The 2017 Cohen Lecture at the University of Maine, recorded on October 13th. The topic was “Assessing the First Year of an Unconventional Presidency”. Panelists were Former Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen, Ambassador Marc Grossman, former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, and Andrew H. Card Jr., former Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush. The moderator was Felicia Knight.

This presentation was brought to you courtesy of UMaine’s Cohen Institute for Leadership and Public Service, and with assistance from WERU volunteer John Greenman


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