Category: Issues & Ideas
Editorial content or political content.
Home Heating Fuels & Gas Taxes
DEMOCRATS ARE TRYING TO TAX HOME HEATING FUELS & GASOLINE This is a written transcript of Rep. Hanley’s address. Below is an audio version of his message. Hello, this is Jeff Hanley, the State Representative…
Go ‘O.P.’
Going Off-Peninsula can be an exciting adventure of discovery of Greater Portland for many. For some, venturing much beyond the Old Port or Arts District may be a daunting as wandering too far from Quincy…
Someone You Should Know:
Donna Dwyer: My Place Teen Center Questions: Ray Richardson Answers: Donna Dwyer Q: Tell us about yourself, your childhood and your family. In other words, give us a snapshot of who you are and what…
Free Shredding Events
Free Shredding Events in Augusta, Bangor and Portland in April: Working to Safely Dispose of Sensitive Documents and Unwanted Medications As part of our ongoing work to raise awareness about consumer fraud and identity theft,…
Anti-Semitism and Other Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories
This just in… antisemitism is not a national issue. It is in fact a right-wing conspiracy theory designed to undermine Muslim POC (person of color) women in Congress and in the Women’s March because…
What a Danger to Our Constitution Looks Like!
U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), best known for calling President Trump a m*****f***** and cozying up to anti-Semites, recently stated the following “The most dangerous threat to our democracy is President Trump’s actions since taking…
For What It’s Worth –
I first met Ray at the Fryeburg Fair this past October when he invited me to join him and his wife, Dee Dee, on their show to speak about my father, Christopher Wainwright, and his…
BE BOLD!
This article should be considered a sidebar to the article, Just Imagine. As you know, the Maine Legislature is considering passing a measure that would tie Maine’s Electoral Votes to a Multi-State Compact that would…
Just Imagine …
Since 2016, we have heard that the Russians interfered with the Presidential election. We have also heard that although it is an unprecedented misinformation campaign, no actual votes were changed. In other words, the Russians…
To Protect and Serve
In 1981, Chief Richard LaMunyon of the Wichita, Kansas Police Department saw that Special Olympics was in urgent need of funds. At the same time he had been feeling a need to get his officers…
State Workers’ Compensation System
The Maine state workers’ compensation system is broken. And the scary part about it is that we now have Democrats controlling Augusta, who are controlled by the labor unions, so it’s likely that it will…
Who’s in Charge?
In what came as a surprise to no one, freshman Representative and Democratic rock star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has made another amazingly interesting comment. Late last month at a “Girls Who Code” event, Ocasio-Cortez unloaded…
