04-17-24 Wednesday
Segment 1: Ray Richardson talks about Donald Trump’s visit to the bodega in Harlem where a clerk stabbed a man in 2022 and was charged by Alvin Bragg, the Maine Gun Bills in Augusta and the need to enforce the gun laws already in place, enforce the background checks, and more.
Segment 2: Ray talks more about the Red Flag Bills that are being put forth in the name of Robert Card, but none of them would have stopped that tragedy. He takes a call.
Segment 3: Ray continues to share what is happening in Maine’s Legislature, takes a call, and then goes to Maine’s education system and their dictatorial practices.
Segment 4: Ray says that every problem has an answer to fixing it. He explains how.
Segments 5-8: Ray is joined by David Jones (FO Bailey Real Estate), Garrett Mason and Jonah Davids (Research Fellow, Maine Policy Institute) discuss the Maine Policy’s New Analysis on Decline of Maine K-12 Education, and the Maine Education System and leadership.
Segments 9-10: Ray and David welcome Shanna Cox (President and CEO at Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce) is sharing information about The 2024 National Collegiate Roller Hockey Championships are coming to Auburn starting today, April 17th – 22nd, 2024! The games will feature up to 40 active collegiate club sports roller hockey clubs from around the United States, from five conferences, competing for National Championships in Division I, Division II, Division III, AA Division, and JC Division. You won’t want to miss the excitement! Get your tickets now at: https://ncrha-242280.square.site/. She and David talk about some of the other great things that Auburn has like their skate park, Lost Valley and all that they offer, Top Gun LA which is an entrepreneurial accelerator program: an intensive ‘boot camp’ for business startups and early stage companies, DeltaCom Coffee, and more.
Segments 11-12: Ray, David, and Shanna discuss the grieving and the impact that the Lewiston Tragedy had and the comments of Reps. Michael Lemelin and Shelley Rudnicki, how good and evil co-exist, Shanna talks about the healing and the sixth month anniversary, the May 3rd Ribbon Cutting for Just In Time Bowling, and more.
Segment 13: Ray and David discuss David running for National Committeeman, why he is running and his priorities.
Segment 14: Ray goes back to the school department and them not staying in their lane.
Segments 15-16: Ray takes calls. He plays a clip of Joy Reid about the prosecutors (Alvin Bragg and Fani Willis) in the Trump Trials and then shares his thoughts.