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Remembering Jodi Rell

M. Jodi Rell is sworn in as Governor of Connecticut by state Supreme Court Chief Justice William J. Sullivan as her daughter, Meredith O'Connor, center, looks on in a ceremony on the steps of the state Capitol in Hartford, Conn., July 1, 2004.
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M. Jodi Rell is sworn in as Governor of Connecticut by state Supreme Court Chief Justice William J. Sullivan as her daughter, Meredith O'Connor, center, looks on in a ceremony on the steps of the state Capitol in Hartford, Conn., July 1, 2004.

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Sabrina is host and producer of WSHU’s daily podcast After All Things. She also produces the climate podcast Higher Ground and other long-form news and music programs at the station. Sabrina spent two years as a WSHU fellow, working as a reporter and assisting with production of The Full Story.
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