Portland Mayor Ethan Strimling calls to get harrassed…Ray and David tease him about losing his power after his haircut and Bill teases about the Portland-Windham Basketball game last night. They talk about the Fundraiser for the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital Cut the Hair of the Mayor. It’s not to late to donate. Then they head to sick time for employees. This is quite a discussion.
02-21-18 Bill Diamond
David Jones brings the story of a former NYC Sanitation Department honcho that is pulling in an astonishing $285,047-a-year pension — more than twice what he was making on the job, according to newly released data. Ray tells a family story of NYC. Bill brings up a congressional bill that Rep. Ellie Espling talked about yesterday. They also talked about Garret Mason and Terry Hayes that are Gubernatorial candidates.
02-21-18 Good Wednesday!!
Part 1: Governor LePage released a letter that claims that Associate Justice Joseph Jabar reneged on a deal to step down from Maine Supreme Judicial Court after he reached 20 years of service to be eligible for a pension. Gov. LePage had a chance to appoint that seat in 2016 and re-appointed Jabar.
Part 2: David Jones, Ray and Debi talk about Lindsay Wagner. She will be in a new role playing the biblical Sampson’s Mother.
Part 3: Caller agrees with Ray about the Governor. State Sen. Bill Diamond joins us.
02-20-18 Political Roundtable
Part 1: Gordon Draper calls in and asks Rich about some of the bonds. Rich explains some of the bonds we have for the infrastructure in Maine. They discuss the pros and cons of bonds and tolls.
Part 2: Ray reads a survey that was taken about the best presidents and the boys discuss the results.
Part 3: Maine Rep. Rich Cebra lays out his plan for stopping the mass shootings. We have a disposable society.
Part 4: House Minority Leader Ellie Espling calls in to talk about her take on what’s happening in Augusta. They discuss how the signatures are gathered and make it more equal among the different districts. RCV came to us by a referendum, but they don’t want to make it so that people have a chance to vote on the process.
Part 5: The panel gives Ellie some more love and talk about her qualities and her run for State Senator and if she would run against Chellie. Conner calls in to wish Dee Dee a happy birthday and discussion on what people have their granchildren call them.
Part 6: The panel goes back to Rich’s seven points on the gun issues.