{"id":92766,"date":"2025-05-23T10:12:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wlobradio.com\/?p=92766"},"modified":"2025-06-20T09:36:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T13:36:46","slug":"05-23-25-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wlobradio.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/23\/05-23-25-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"05-23-25 Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Segment 1:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray Richardson is joined by Ryan Schmelz (Reporter Fox News Radio) and they discuss Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill.
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\nSegment 2:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray plays a moving clip and talks about the real meaning of Memorial Day.
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\nSegments 3-4:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray takes calls.
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\nSegments 5-6:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray starts with the Maine Legislature the Censure of Rep. Laurel Libby, the people that lost their voice, and more. Mike Shepherd<\/a>\u00a0(Political Editor for the\u00a0Bangor Daily News<\/a>) joins and they talk about the business of the Maine Legislature, potential Maine Gubernatorial Candidates, and more.
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\nSegments 7-8:\u00a0<\/strong> Steve DiMillo (DiMillo\u2019s Floating Restaurant<\/a> in Portland Maine) join Ray and they discuss yesterday’s Maine Veterans Forward Radiothon and the after-party at Erik’s Church, hospitality, the scholarships given out, the up and coming chefs, getting along with people of differing opinions.
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\nSegments 9-10:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray and Dee Dee are joined by Bill Diamond (Walk A Mile In Their Shoes<\/a>) who shares information on their big fundraiser coming up with The Cabin Masters<\/a>, a concert featuring the Ocean House Road Band on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at The Woodshed<\/a> in Manchester. This is a kid friendly event. They also discuss the mission and people that are helping out and the disbelief before they find out the facts. The ineffective Maine Legislature.
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\nSegments 11-12:\u00a0<\/strong> Steve Robinson (The Maine Wire<\/a>) joins Ray and he shines light on a coalition of groups that received lucrative no-bid contracts from the Mills Administration and Gateway Community Services<\/a>, and other misappropriated funding.
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\nSegments 13-14:\u00a0<\/strong> Kent Strang (Americans for Prosperity<\/a>) and Ray talk about Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill and the urgency in getting it passed, the benefits that will affect everyday citizens and small businesses, the accomplishments that the Trump administration has already done without this Bill, but would like to see the prosperity continue.
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\nSegments 15-16:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray takes calls. Ray remembers and honors the men and women that gave the full measure of devotion.
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Segment 1:\u00a0 Ray Richardson is joined by Ryan Schmelz (Reporter Fox News Radio) and they discuss Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill. Segment 2:\u00a0 Ray plays a moving clip and talks about the real meaning of Memorial Day. 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