Cape Elizabeth Chairman Tim Reiniger in Hot Seat Over School Bonds says town council "not going to flinch" in its support of middle class.

"Smoke and mirrors" is what Reiniger calls the latest legal threats by gadflies who hired a law firm to stop a bond measure of $42M for essential school repairs that would raise taxes by 5% to be put out to voters along side the pricey $90M "Middle Ground" proposal that would build a brand new school to the tune of a 15% tax increase.

Plus, breaking news: Reiniger for re-election!

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Larry Benoit, national political heavyweight, on the small town politics of Cape Elizabeth schools.

It almost seems like the Cape Elizabeth School Board is holding students at the high school and elementary school hostage. Okay, maybe that's melodramatic but compared to what? Unless it gets a brand new middle school, much needed repairs impacting the safety, comfort and security of students, staff and visitors are being delayed. And the fight is personal! These new parents who fled the big city during COVID want new schools NOW! So what's a small community to do? A coup, merci beaucoup.

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Michael Hussey on Cape Elizabeth Schools, SBAC and Civility

Michael Hussey is a successful businessman, husband, father and member of Cape Elizabeth's SBAC - the ad hoc School Building Advisory Committee charged with putting a new school project out to the voters in November. He joins the show to talk about the 5/4 vote at the SBAC for "Option B," a $80 million dollar project, revelations from last night's school board workshop, and his letter to the editor in today's Cape Courier.

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Alba Vinajero's New World

At the age of 16 she walked from El Salvador to the United States, crossing the border after just two weeks on a diet of hot dogs and eggs. Now she has a green card, owns her own home, and dreams of owning her own business. A truly inspiring woman has a message for immigrants and the single moms out there.

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