Common Health 5/21/08

Producer/Host: Jim Fisher

Topic: Addiction & Recovery

What is the difference between use, abuse, dependence and addiction?  What are some warning signs?  How can family members help?

Guests: Ed Oechslie, Executive Director, Mount Desert Island Alcohol and Drug Abuse Group, 207-244-4012;  Barbara Royal, Executive Director, Open Door Recovery Center, Ellsworth, Maine 207-667-3210

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Voices 5/20/08

Executive Producer/Host: Amy Browne

Contributing Producers: Jim Fisher, Magnus Johnstone

Segment 1:  Atlantis

What was Atlantis?  How does inspiration for writing a book come about?  What role does legend have in reality & history?

Guest: Arnold Greenberg,
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Producer: Magnus Johnstone

Segment 2: Friendship Cottage, Adult Care Service, Blue Hill

What is the mission of the Friendship Cottage? Who will you be serving? What is the Adult Caregiver Resource Center?

Guest: Anne Ossanna, Field Project Supervisor, Friendship Cottage, Washington Hancock Community Agency
Voice: 207-374-5852, Email: AOssanna@aol.com

Producer: Jim Fisher

Weekend Voices 5/17/08

Executive Producer/Host: Amy Browne

Contributing Producers: Carolyn Coe and Eric Olson

Topics:

Segment 1:
Mother’s Day– What are the origins of Mothers’ Day?– with residents from the Blue Hill peninsula and beyond
mothers, fathers, daughters

Segment 2: The Maine Migrant Health Program, in cooperation with PICA–Peace thru Interamerican Community Action—  is presently a traveling, multi-media exhibit called “Farmworkers Feed Us All”.  The exhibit features the work of  nationally-known photojournalist Earl Dotter and audio-documentary reporter Tennessee Watson, and documents the lives and experiences of Maine’s migrant farmworkers.   An opening was held at the PICA office last Thursday night.  WERU’s Eric Olson recorded the speakers at the event—which also served to honor Olivia Perez Zamora from Milbridge.  Olivia is a farmworker, student & Health Program intern,  and recipient of National Center for Migrant Health scholarship award.   Here are some excerpts.  Following the presentations interviews Olivia Perez Zamora