Tag: Ray Richardson
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Governor Mills’ First Budget Address
Governor Mills has submitted her first State budget. Last Friday, as a Republican member of the Appropriations Committee, I received a budget briefing from the Governor’s staff. I appreciated the courtesy and the ability to learn more about her plans for Maine in advance of her budget speech to Maine. Now that specifics have been…
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Champions!
Congratulations to the New England Patriots! Kevin Duffy from the Boston Herald made an interesting observation the day before the big game – “an unusually high number of Patriots players come from military and law enforcement families.” According to Duffy about 1/5th of our champion Patriots grew up around the military. It’s a wonderful article…
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Dating Safety
Dating safety is not only for Valentine’s Day; it is to be practiced all the time. If you are currently dating, here are some suggestions to keep you as safe as possible. Meet your date at a public location for the first few dates. Do not give them information about where you live or work,…
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3 Pieces of Advice for Employers
My name is Dylan Volk. I am 25 years old and I have what is known as high functioning autism. In my experience with almost 40 jobs, having been fired from every one of them, I have some advice for employers. I would like to tell you 3 things that I want employers to know…
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Hope in a journey of grief
In August of 2018, a mother orca whale made news as she traveled the ocean with her dead calf in tow. For 17 days, the bereaved mother whale named Tahlequah, or J35 by researchers, swam nudging her calf along in a journey of grief of over 1,000 miles. The world marveled about this mother’s strenuous…





