Part 1:  Ray talks about the “Swamp” in Washington. He starts with Hillary Clinton coming out to say that if anybody else had been investigated, they would have been impeached. He follows the chain of evidence and concludes that all roads will eventually lead to Pres. Obama. Ray brings up the fact that people that have served time in Washington went in not millionaires and now seem to have more than enough money. Ray talks about Nationalism and gives the true definition of the word. He also talks about partisan and truth.

Part 2:  Ray talks about Sen. Kamala Harris D-Cal. and her pledge that, if elected president, she will sign a series of executive orders on gun control if Congress fails to pass comprehensive legislation in her first 100 days in the Oval Office.

Part 3:  Ray welcomes Trevor Hustus, Student Rep on Board of Trustees of University of Maine System and USM President Glen Cummings. Ray asks Trevor how he got involved.

Part 4:  Ray and his guests continue their discussion from the last segment. Pres. Cummings talks about the trend of more availability of scholarships and less debt as the students leave college. He explains that they have consolidated a lot of Maine college services to be able to lower costs for students. Trevor will be heading to an internship for Sen. Collins. Pres. Cummings stresses how important that they keep the cost and student debt down so that students will be able to go back to the communities that they grew up in to help the rural areas.

Part 5:  Ray reminds people of Pres. Cummings being Former Speaker of the House. He asks Trevor what has he learned while serving on the Board. They talk about Community College system and Board member Shawn Moody.

Part 6:  Ray welcomes Joe Bruno. He served with Pres. Cummings in the Maine Senate and is a pharmacist and owner of Community Pharmacy. He talks about the collaboration between USM and University of New England. They talk about Joe’s credentials and some of the things he teaches his students. Ray stresses that college is an investment. Joe gives a brief history of how they got business people involved. They end up talking about the Maine Legislature and some of the bills that have been proposed.

Part 7:  Ray and Joe are joined by Shabbir Safdar is the Executive Director of The Partnership for Safe Medicines as well as Former Retired Superintendent Chief of Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Don Bell who were here last week. The boys went up to Augusta and testified on the importance of regulations of drugs coming into our country. They said that their testimony was heard with deaf ears and that the Legislature didn’t seem to care about what they were saying.  Ray reminds the audience that a lot of the imported drugs on the internet and how counterfeit market is alive and thriving. They inform us about just how dangerous it is.

Part 8:  Ray and Joe discuss how words have meaning. Ray talks about how Portland Police are having such a hard time finding people that they are hiring non-citizens, so the Maine Legislature want to create a new review panel (which is a redundant panel) to examine police officer-involved shootings in Maine. It has the support of both the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee and Attorney General Aaron Frey. This bill submitted by Rep. Jeffrey Evangelos, I-Friendship. Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce joins in the discussion. Ray asks Sheriff Joyce his opinion on the shooting panel and the transparency. He explains that deadly force is the last resort any law enforcement wants to use.

Part 9:  Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce and Ray continue the discussion about police and a split second decision that changes everything. It isn’t something law enforcement takes lightly. There are procedures and prodigals that they already have in place.

Part 10:  Ray welcomes the AARP Maine and Jane Margesson and the Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce to discuss the Annual Shredding Event at the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office at 36 County Way, Portland, ME. They urge people to dispose of medicines responsibly. The Cumberland County event is the only one that will be able to shred computer hard-drives. Your documents will be shredded on-site and you’ll have peace of mind knowing you’ve taken an important step in the fight against identity theft and fraud. Get rid of unwanted or expired medications, too!  At each of these events, you can bring your unwanted or expired medications of any type for safe disposal through our law enforcement partners.  No limit.

Part 11:  The AARP Maine will have one up in Bangor and Augusta as well. For more information on these events visit AARP Maine or contact Jane at 1-866-554-5380 or email me@aarp.org for information.

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