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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One agency that did not receive a boost from the governor's $1.2 billion supplemental budget was Maine's Commission on Indigent Legal Services. The funding snub has rekindled questions for some over the future of Maine's embattled public defense system. -
So far, the company has achieved 30% renewable energy for its 184 stores by partnering with solar installations across Maine, Massachusetts and New York. Several stores also use rooftop solar to further offset their grid use. -
Scientists say that some of the state's best-loved conifers are under threat, with extreme weather making it difficult for them to grow. -
Mainers with questions about any suspicious texts or calls that purport to come from Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles, can call the Secretary of State's office at 207-626-8400.
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As of today, there are 378 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Maine, including 106 in critical care and 58 on ventilators. There are currently just 63 available intensive care unit beds available in Maine. -
Inflation is the highest it's been in over 30 years and the cost of living has increased by 6% this year. Mainers are also facing another significant price increase: heating fuel and electricity costs are both going up. -
While families and schools in Maine are receiving their standardized test results, the state says the results won't be shared with the public at large. -
KITna is the first craft brewery in Maine dedicated exclusively to nonalcoholic beer. The company won't reveal all its secrets, but say they basically brew in such a way that alcohol doesn't develop in the first place. Previous methods involved trying to take alcohol out of a batch, with notoriously untasty results. -
The fourth annual "State of Lung Cancer" report, which examines lung cancer rates across the U.S., found that Maine's rate of 72 new cases per 100,000 was significantly higher than the national average of 58. -
In honor of Veterans Day, a look at some of the issues facing today's veterans organizations, while many are still coping with the losses of more than a century of wars.
