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Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks
Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks is Maine's only televised statewide public affairs program. It airs on MPBN Television Thursday evenings at 8:00 pm with rebroadcasts on Friday evenings at 8:30 pm and Sunday afternoons at 5:00 pm. An audio version of the program airs on MPBN Radio at 12:30 pm on Friday afternoons.
In order to access the video and Web extras, including links mentioned during each Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks show, please click the blue title for the episode which you would like to view.
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| Maine's Food Economy/Your Vote 2010 - Peter Mills |
 Monday, March 15 at 5:00 pm Maine’s food industry is a point of pride for the state as they rake in national awards, but they’re also much more – a major part of the economy, worth nearly $2 billion a year. Jennifer talks with food writer Meredith Goad and chef Sam Hayward about this phenomenon. Also, Your Vote 2010 political coverage continues when Jennifer sits down with Republican Gubernatorial candidate Peter Mills. |
| Census Implications for Maine/Your Vote 2010 |
 Friday, March 5 at 8:30 pm Monday, March 8 at 5:00 pm Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks looks at the Census and what the 2010 count might mean for the people of Maine. Also, Jennifer speaks with Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Steve Rowe. |
| Technology and Education |
 February 25, 2010 Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks examines how technology is changing the way Maine teachers teach and, subsequently, how their students learn. Plus, what’s next for the Center for Maine Contemporary Art after having to lay off most of its staff last year? |
| Lewiston’s Somali Community Turns 10 |
 February 11, 2010 Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks revisits Lewiston’s Somali refugee community ten years after the arrival of the first immigrants. |
| Paid Sick Leave Debated in Augusta |
 February 5, 2010 Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks examines the so-called Paid Sick Leave bill currently under debate in the Maine Legislature. Also, Camp Kieve's veteran reintegration program. |
| Future of Passenger Rail/Karen Mills |
 January 29, 2010 Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks looks at plans to extend the Downeaster to Brunswick, Lewiston/Auburn, Rockland and Augusta. Also, Jennifer interviews the U.S. Small Business Administrator Karen Mills. |
| State of the State Analysis |
 January 22, 2010 Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks discusses governor Baldacci’s final State of the State address. Hear a panel of experts analyze the governor’s proposed plan to eliminate a $430-million dollar revenue shortfall. |
| Mental Health Budget Cuts |
 January 14, 2010 Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks examines the cost of cutting mental health programs out of the state budget. Are Maine's mentally ill falling through the cracks? |
| Meet the State Prison's New Warden |
 January 7, 2010 Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks sits down with the new warden of the Maine State Prison, Patricia Barnhart for a discussion of the challenges facing Maine’s criminal justice system. |
| Kindness Center/American Friends Program |
 December 24, 2009 Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks features an interview with author and motivational speaker Michael Chase, who founded Biddeford’s "Kindness Center" in 2007. |
| Restorative Justice on the Midcoast |
 December 17, 2009 Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks profiles a group on the midcoast working to change Maine’s Criminal justice system through a movement known to as Restorative Justice. |
| Filmmaking in Maine |
 December 10, 2009 Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks examines two very different Maine-made films premiering this weekend: "John Marin: Let The Paint be Paint!" and "Influenced." |
| Portland’s New Police Chief/Ocean Research |
 December 3, 2009 Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks sits down with Portland's New Police Chief, James Craig, a former police captain in LA. Also, a report on the merger of two of Maine's leading ocean research organizations. |
| Maine’s National Parks |
 November 26, 2009 September 24, 2009 Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks visits all three national parks in Maine ahead of Ken Burn’s PBS documentary series on the country’s national parks. |
| Forecasting Maine's Economy |
 November 19, 2009 Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks peers over Maine's economic horizon with esteemed economist Charles Colgan of USM. Is Maine pulling out of the recession? What will the unemployment landscape look like in the not too distant future? |
| The Press Herald/Maine Labor Market |
 November 12, 2009 Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks sits down with the new publisher of The Portland Newspapers, Richard Connor to discuss his views on the changing media landscape and its impact on Maine’s largest circulation daily newspaper. |
| 2009 Election Wrap-up |
 Sunday, November 8 at 5:00 pm Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks recaps the 2009 election with analysis from Sandy Maisel of Colby College, Ron Schmidt of USM and A.J. Higgins of MPBN. |
| School Consolidation & Medical Marijuana |
 Sunday, November 1 at 4:00 pm Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks begins coverage of Maine's November 3 ballot initiatives. This week, Question 3, should voters repeal the state's school consolidation law? Jennifer discuss it with representatives from both sides. Plus, looks at Question 5, which would expand Maine's medical marijuana law. |
| Excise Tax & TABOR II |
 October 22, 2009 Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks continues coverage of Maine’s November 3 ballot initiatives. This week, two of the ballot questions looking at taxes, TABOR II and the excise tax. |
| November 3 Ballot: Same-Sex Marriage |
 October 29, 2009 Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks continues coverage of Maine’s November 3 ballot initiatives. This week: Same-Sex Marriage, or Question 1. Find out how the two rival camps perceive the latest poll numbers heading into the final days of the campaign. |
| Maine’s Oral Health Crisis |
 October 8, 2009 Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks explores the lack of access to dental care throughout Maine. Experts call it an epidemic. Also on this program, a man from Maine is on a mission to overturn the 500-year old Christian Doctrine of Discovery. |
| The 1st LNG Facility in 30 years |
 September 17, 2009 Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks tours the new Liquified Natural Gas facility in New Brunswick. It's the first new LNG plant on the east coast in 30 years. Is LNG right for Downeast Maine? Hear from those on both sides of the debate. |
| Maine Prepares for Swine Flu |
 September 10, 2009 Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks moves to Thursday evenings with a repeat broadcast on Friday night at 8:30 pm. This week, Jennifer speaks with Dr. Dora Anne Mills, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, about the Swine Flu. |
| Mitchell & Middle East Peace |
 August 14, 2009 Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks features an interview with former U.S. Senator George Mitchell. He faces the greatest challenge of his storied career as he works to broker a comprehensive peace in the Middle East. |
| The Endangered Atlantic Salmon/Artist Barbara Ernst Prey |
 July 31, 2009 The Atlantic Salmon species of fish on Maine's Penobscot, Kennebec and Androscoggin Rivers was listed as an endangered species. The listing was not a complete surprise, but it did frustrate a lot of people. Jennifer Rooks and the Maine Watch team offer a discussion of the implications. Plus, a conversation with artist Barbara Ernst Prey. |
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