08-18-22 Thursday
Segment 1: Ray talks about Blue Cross working out their working relationship with Maine Med and some of the other hospitals. He has been having some technical difficulties. Ray also talks about how President Trump was the darling child of New York and the media and now because he was a threat to their way of life…he is a pariah. Ray questions the documents that they seized at Mar-A-Lago and the timeline for retrieving them.
Segment 2: Ray talks about his technical difficulty and Liz Cheney.
Segments 3-4: Bob Witkowski and Ray discuss the franchise from Tom Clancy featuring Jack Ryan and the Maine connections, elected people like Gov. Abbott and NY Mayor Adams, reforming immigration system, they go back to Jack Ryan.
Segment 5: Linda Ball, Vice President of Customer Service of Central Maine Power. They talk about the proposed rate hike and the electric delivery rates that went down by 5.5 percent on July 1, 2022, how their pricing index works, what it will be used for and more.
Segment 6: Ray talks about the double standard in the media coverage of Hunter Biden and anything or anyone connected to former President Trump.
Segment 7: Dave Ciullo, Career Management Services and host of The H.R. PowerHour heard on WLOB Radio joins Ray to discuss Maine’s workplace mandates and policies. Today’s topic is about how a company is connected to an employee for the rest of that persons life.
Segment 8: Ray previews upcoming guest Don Campbell and his band.
Segment 9: Ray is joined by Libby and Son U-Pick‘s Aaron Libby is very excited and honored to be nominated for the Third Year in a row for the USAToday 10 Best Apple Orchards in the Country! They talk about what they have ready to pick, peaches ripened on the tree, rain affecting the sweetness of the apples, it is blueberry season and raspberry season is just starting. They talk about how versatile apples can are. Voting is open now and you can vote once daily. We truly appreciate your support and are hopeful for another Top 10 finish!
Segment 10: Ray takes a couple of calls and then previews Don Campbell and shares that there is a link to Don’s donation page for his Flotilla to fight cancer.
Segments 11-12: Don Campbell joins Ray and they talk about the Royal Anchor and the Water’s Edge Tiki Bar. Don explains the origin, partners, and logistics of this fundraiser. They talk about some of the fun shows they have done, the band 12/OC connection. Don plays one of his original songs. Visit DonCampbellMusic.com.
Segment 13: Ray takes calls from Steve of Westbrook and Ethan of Saco.
Segment 14: Ray talks about the Manchin’s version of the Build Back Better and how the Inflation Reduction Act doesn’t actually reduce taxes or inflation, but is nothing but a climate change bill and how the modern media needs to report just the facts.
Segment 15: Ray talks about the electric cars that will be eligible for the subsidy from Canada. He takes calls from Paul of Ormand Beach and others.
Segment 16: Ray talks about how the CDC let the America down during the pandemic and