Part 1: New England Made Giftware & Specialty Food Show will be held this weekend of March 17-19, 2018 in Portland, Maine for buyers only. In studio this morning is Jim O’Reilly of Jim O’Reilly Photography. He describes some of his photos that he has taken. Joining us by phone is Heidi Feldman with Down Island Farms and Martha Vineyard Sea Salt. She describes how they cultivate the salt and process of collecting the water. Jim shows off his new product, it is a beautiful clock.
Part 1: Ray talks about Sen. Collins and the honor that Washington was giving her by not holding a recorded vote so that she could have the time to bury her father. Gubernatorial Candidate Mary Mayhew joins Ray and Debi in studio to discuss her platform. Mary was the Commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services from 2011-2017. She left that appointment to run for Governor. She talks about the “team” and changing the culture of the state.
Part 2: Ray asks her about the government’s responsibilities in the kids that have been killed while under the care of DHS. Mary talks about the law and how do they effectively re-unite the families.
Part 3: Ray asks Mary about Ranked Choice Voting and how will that affect her campaign and if she elected. She is against growing government. She wants to bring jobs back to Maine. They talk about Medicaid Expansion. She says it will bankrupt our state and that memories run short in Augusta. Ray asks about her past before her time at DHS. What will happen to the state if a conservative doesn’t get into Augusta. They talk about the business climates. We blow off the break to talk about the drug issues. They also discuss the federal vs state law issue. Ray asks what her greatest strength that she would bring to the table if elected.
To get involved or learn more about Mary, visit her campaign website, MayhewforMaine.com.
Peter McFarland, Mark Reilly, Ray and Debi discuss the 2018 Portland Golf Expo, Maine’s largest golf show in its 25th year. It will be happening at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland Maine 
Saturday March 17th, 9am-4pm – Sunday March 18th 9am-2pm. They talk about the Super Bowl Trophy that will be there. This starts a whole discussion about other boy toys.
Part 2: Peter expands on the golf show events and more information.
Part 1: Ray and Debi are joined by Mark Reilly on his birthday!!! Happy Birthday Mark!!! They talk about the school walkout that was postponed until today because of the snow storm yesterday. Ray extends his thoughts to our culture.
Part 2: The story of the couple that died while trying to evade ICE agents got Ray talking about what we have taught our kids if they ever get pulled over by the police.