Jennifer Mitchell
All Things Considered HostJennifer Mitchell studied Music, English and Anthropology at Oberlin College and Conservatory in Ohio. She has worked as News Director for Peninsula Public Radio in Homer, Alaska, and served as news producer in Bangor for Maine Public Radio in 2004. Most recently, she spent four years working in South Africa as a producer, as well as classical music presenter in Cape Town.
Jennifer is a fan of open source computing, and music of all types, including old Victrola tunes, jazz, folk, world, goth and metal. When not on the air, she can be found researching 19th century social history. Her idea of a good time is several hours in a dank basement looking at old patent applications, newspaper archives, and original recipes for intriguing Victorian delights such as sheep's head soup and shadow potatoes.
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Maine's new Office of Population Health Equity is led by Ian Yaffe, who spent years working on behalf of farm laborers and migrants who support Maine's agricultural industries such as blueberries Down East.
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The 100,000 target was set back in 2019, and includes lower cost programs through Maine Housing, and rebates and incentives through Efficiency Maine.
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Between January 1 and the end of August, 175 people experienced drug overdoses, amounting to about one overdose in the city every 30 hours.
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Clark wrote a letter to police department Friday that he will be taking a job as a global corporate security director at a growing private company with 5,000 employees. He didn't name the company.
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Vaccinated Americans have been able to travel to Canada by car since August.
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The Quit Because of COVID-19 Act would require state Medicaid programs to cover the cost of FDA approved smoking cessation medications and counseling for enrollees.
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"In our state about 97 to 99% of food waste is being landfilled. So the number one single component in our waste stream is food. So you'll not find anything in any other component part as much as you'll find food, it's 30% of our wasting," says Susanne Lee, faculty fellow at the University of Maine's Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions.
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Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey is filing civil rights charges against two teenagers in Bangor. Violation of the Maine Civil Rights Act is punishable by almost a year in jail and a $2,000 fine.
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On Tuesday evening, the department was planning to collect public comment and answer questions on whether the structure, which prevents tidal water from entering the Middle River through a series of gated culverts, should be rebuilt, rehabilitated or scrapped altogether.
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Northern Light Mercy Hospital is launching an after-care program for COVID-19 patients who find themselves with lingering symptoms, sometimes long after the initial infection.