{"id":97429,"date":"2026-02-18T10:25:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T15:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wlobradio.com\/?p=97429"},"modified":"2026-02-26T15:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T20:52:16","slug":"02-18-26-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wlobradio.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/18\/02-18-26-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"02-18-26 Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Segment 1:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray Richardson talks about some random stuff as he does a Facebook Live and then gets into Maine Sec. of State and Gubernatorial Candidate Shenna Bellows meeting in Lewiston and absentee ballots and how people migrate to a new place and then recreate the place from which they came using the Somali community as an example.
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\nSegment 2:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray addresses the text that he received about ICE and then gets into the people not knowing the truth and just believing what they are told and not caring enough to stand up to what is wrong.
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\nSegments 3-4:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray continues with some of the problems that the State of Maine is and has been facing for way too long.
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\nSegments 5-6:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray welcomes Maureen O’Toole (Eastern Regional Press Secretary for the NRCC) as they chat about Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage as he is now a Candidate for Maine Representative for Congressional District 2. David Jones (FO Bailey<\/a> and Candidate for Governor), joins the conversation and Ray asks her about some of the other races that they are focusing on in the Northeast.
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\nSegment 7:\u00a0<\/strong> In this FO Bailey Real Estate<\/a> Segment, Ray and David talk about a couple of listings that David has and then they get into politics chatting about some of the regulations, fees and taxes that are imposed when you buy a home that are unnecessary. Property taxes and the different states that have them and some that don’t. Ray gets wound up about how property taxes are assessed, and more. David\u2019s contact information is office: 207-781-1111<\/a>, cell:\u00a0207-650-3455<\/a>\u00a0or email:<\/span>info@fobailey.com<\/a>.
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\nSegment 8:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray and David talk about Ted Talbot (Ray’s show former Co-Host).
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\nSegments 9-10:\u00a0<\/strong> The boys welcome Vern Dukes\u00a0 (The Trucker of Truth, The Town Farm<\/a>, (207) 797-7997<\/a>) as they talk about Lewiston and the illegal acts that have happened with the The Lewiston-Auburn Area Response Fund, established by the
\nMaine Community Foundation, for the victims of the Lewiston Shooting, who is accountable, and more.
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\nSegments 13-14:\u00a0<\/strong> The conversation continues and then goes back to The Town Farm and some of the issues that they are facing and needs to help their mission. Then they get back into politics and the poor public policies that have been enacted. They take calls.
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\nSegment 15:\u00a0<\/strong> Ray welcomes KC Crosbie (Co-Chair of the Republican National Committee) and they chat about the Kentucky Derby, some of Trump’s accomplishments while being in office, last week’s Jobs Report, and some of the success that he and his team has accomplished.
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\nSegment 16:\u00a0<\/strong> Vern shares some of the ways to help The Town Farm<\/a> (207) 797-7997<\/a>) and some of the things that are accomplished.
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