Notes from the Electronic Cottage 5/29/08

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Need to find basic factual info quickly? The Internet has you covered. Here are a few sites that meet our info-seeking criteria: the information is free, the site is clear and well organized, and you can get to the info
you’re looking for with one click.
Weather – www.nws.noaa.gov
Phone numbers – www.whitepages.com
Word definitions – www.alphadictionary.com
Word origins – www.etymonline.com
General info – www.encyclopedia.com, www. wikipedia.com

Voices 5/27/08

Executive Producer/Host: Amy Browne

Contributing Producers: Debbie Wildey, Larry Dansinger, Matt Murphy

Segment 1: A look at the upcoming 3rd annual Symposium on Post Traumatic StressDisorder—PTSD—The Hidden Costs of War.  About how many veterans are committing suicide?   Why should everyone in the community, no matter their politics,  care about and help those affected?  Who would benefit from learning more about PTSD and it’s treatments?  Guest: Dud Hendrick, Vietnam War Veteran and President, Maine Veterans for Peace Chapter 001 Producer: Debbie Wildey. FMI: dudhe@verizon.net

Segment 2: An episode of the WERU short feature Outside the Box produced by Larry Dansinger. Topic: What to eat? Outside the Box can be heard at it’s regular time, every Tuesday morning at 6:30a.m.

Segment 3: Matt Murphy interviews Judy Robbins in Blue Hill on Memorial Day weekend at the annual ritual of the placing of flags in memory of those who have died in the invasion and occupation of Iraq. FMI: robbins@downeast.net

WERU 20th Anniversary Special 5/27/08

Producers/Hosts: Dave Evans and Bruce Maanum

Topic: Building/Energy additions and renovations needed at WERU

What are the infrastructure needs for WERU?  What are the range of possibiliities for the project?  How can the community become involved?

Guests: Jonathan Fulford, Builder;  Rick Malm, Architect;  Matt Murphy, WERU General Manager;  Kathleen Rybarz, WERU Board of Directors

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