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Segment 1:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray Richardson starts the day with the politics in Maine including Hannah Pingree and rank choice voting, Paul LePage, Susan Collins and the Supreme Court and he ends up with what seems to be the only thing important to Democrats – abortion.
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\nSegments 2-4:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray takes us down the road of history of America and George Washington. He moves on to other people that have made a difference even through tough circumstances like Paul LePage (Candidate for Maine CD<\/a>2) was an abused child who had the courage leave home at the age of eleven and Travis Mills who lost all four limbs in Afghanistan to a land mine and more. Joe Bruno (Community Pharmacy<\/a>) and Bob Whiting (Rowe Auto Group<\/a>) join and they talk about Sen. Susan Collins and her voting record.
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\nSegment 5-6:\u00a0<\/strong> Shawn Moody (Moody\u2019s Collision<\/a>) and Mike Shepherd<\/a>\u00a0(Political Editor for the\u00a0Bangor Daily News<\/a>) joins the group. They start with political ads and some of the issues facing voters, the Collins-Jackson race, polling, and more.
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\nSegment 7-8:\u00a0<\/strong> Jon Fetherston (The Maine Wire,<\/a> Sponsored by Jeff Preble Concrete) and his guest Benjamin Roberts (The Blaze<\/a>) joins the studio. Bob and Shawn discuss the 4th annual charity golf event to benefit Maine Blue Collar Scholarship<\/a>. They talk about the need for Blue Collar workers. Their ability to make money with their hands. The benefits of people working with their hands like plumbers, auto mechanics, and other industries. For more information visit:\u00a0 Rowe Auto Group Charity Golf Event<\/a>.
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\nSegments 9-13:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray, Joe, Benjamin and Jon discuss Troy Jackson’s stance on education. They get into some of the issues happening in Maine. Benjamin shares his experience of trying to get an interview from Sec. of State Shenna Bellows, and other experiences he had on during his trip to Maine. They get into Lewiston and Portland and the disconnect and homelessness, the needles and other drug paraphernalia that are out in the open, defacing of the Muhammad Ali statue, and a whole lot more.
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\nSegments 14-16:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray asks Jon about the Massachusetts case of the illegal immigrant that was released and blocked ICE from taking him in. Jon was the person that reported that underage girls being repeatedly raped in shelters by their father. Jon goes into details while telling us this story.
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Segment 1:\u00a0 Ray Richardson starts the day with the politics in Maine including Hannah Pingree and rank choice voting, Paul LePage, Susan Collins and the Supreme Court and he ends up with what seems to be the only thing important …<\/span> Continue reading 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